What is the Least Common Multiple of 48628 and 48632?

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 48628 and 48632 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48628 and 48632, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48628,48632) = 4
LCM(48628,48632) = ( 48628 × 48632) / 4
LCM(48628,48632) = 2364876896 / 4
LCM(48628,48632) = 591219224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48628 and 48632 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48628 and 48632. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48628 and 48632.

Prime Factorization of 48628

Prime Factorization of 48632

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48628 and 48632.

LCM(48628,48632) = 2³ × 12157¹ × 6079¹
LCM(48628,48632) = 591219224