What is the Least Common Multiple of 48670 and 48676?

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 48670 and 48676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48670 and 48676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48670,48676) = 2
LCM(48670,48676) = ( 48670 × 48676) / 2
LCM(48670,48676) = 2369060920 / 2
LCM(48670,48676) = 1184530460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48670 and 48676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48670 and 48676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48670 and 48676.

Prime Factorization of 48670

Prime Factorization of 48676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48670 and 48676.

LCM(48670,48676) = 2² × 5¹ × 31¹ × 157¹ × 43¹ × 283¹
LCM(48670,48676) = 1184530460