What is the Least Common Multiple of 48752 and 48762?

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 48752 and 48762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48752 and 48762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48752,48762) = 2
LCM(48752,48762) = ( 48752 × 48762) / 2
LCM(48752,48762) = 2377245024 / 2
LCM(48752,48762) = 1188622512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48752 and 48762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48752 and 48762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48752 and 48762.

Prime Factorization of 48752

Prime Factorization of 48762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48752 and 48762.

LCM(48752,48762) = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 277¹ × 3⁴ × 7¹ × 43¹
LCM(48752,48762) = 1188622512