What is the Least Common Multiple of 48732 and 48740?

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 48732 and 48740 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48732 and 48740, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48732,48740) = 4
LCM(48732,48740) = ( 48732 × 48740) / 4
LCM(48732,48740) = 2375197680 / 4
LCM(48732,48740) = 593799420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48732 and 48740 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48732 and 48740. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48732 and 48740.

Prime Factorization of 48732

Prime Factorization of 48740

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48732 and 48740.

LCM(48732,48740) = 2² × 3¹ × 31¹ × 131¹ × 5¹ × 2437¹
LCM(48732,48740) = 593799420