What is the Least Common Multiple of 48754 and 48758?

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 48754 and 48758 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48754 and 48758, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48754,48758) = 2
LCM(48754,48758) = ( 48754 × 48758) / 2
LCM(48754,48758) = 2377147532 / 2
LCM(48754,48758) = 1188573766

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48754 and 48758 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48754 and 48758. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48754 and 48758.

Prime Factorization of 48754

Prime Factorization of 48758

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48754 and 48758.

LCM(48754,48758) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1283¹ × 24379¹
LCM(48754,48758) = 1188573766