What is the Least Common Multiple of 48708 and 48718?

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 48708 and 48718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48708 and 48718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48708,48718) = 2
LCM(48708,48718) = ( 48708 × 48718) / 2
LCM(48708,48718) = 2372956344 / 2
LCM(48708,48718) = 1186478172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48708 and 48718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48708 and 48718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48708 and 48718.

Prime Factorization of 48708

Prime Factorization of 48718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48708 and 48718.

LCM(48708,48718) = 2² × 3³ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 24359¹
LCM(48708,48718) = 1186478172