What is the Least Common Multiple of 48626 and 48636?

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 48626 and 48636 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48626 and 48636, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48626,48636) = 2
LCM(48626,48636) = ( 48626 × 48636) / 2
LCM(48626,48636) = 2364974136 / 2
LCM(48626,48636) = 1182487068

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48626 and 48636 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48626 and 48636. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48626 and 48636.

Prime Factorization of 48626

Prime Factorization of 48636

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48626 and 48636.

LCM(48626,48636) = 2² × 41¹ × 593¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 193¹
LCM(48626,48636) = 1182487068