What is the Least Common Multiple of 48562 and 48570?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 48562 and 48570 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48562 and 48570, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48562,48570) = 2
LCM(48562,48570) = ( 48562 × 48570) / 2
LCM(48562,48570) = 2358656340 / 2
LCM(48562,48570) = 1179328170

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48562 and 48570 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48562 and 48570. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48562 and 48570.

Prime Factorization of 48562

Prime Factorization of 48570

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48562 and 48570.

LCM(48562,48570) = 2¹ × 24281¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1619¹
LCM(48562,48570) = 1179328170