What is the Least Common Multiple of 48734 and 48754?

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 48734 and 48754 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48734 and 48754, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48734,48754) = 2
LCM(48734,48754) = ( 48734 × 48754) / 2
LCM(48734,48754) = 2375977436 / 2
LCM(48734,48754) = 1187988718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48734 and 48754 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48734 and 48754. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48734 and 48754.

Prime Factorization of 48734

Prime Factorization of 48754

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48734 and 48754.

LCM(48734,48754) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 59² × 19¹ × 1283¹
LCM(48734,48754) = 1187988718