What is the Least Common Multiple of 48798 and 48802?

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 48798 and 48802 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48798 and 48802, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48798,48802) = 2
LCM(48798,48802) = ( 48798 × 48802) / 2
LCM(48798,48802) = 2381439996 / 2
LCM(48798,48802) = 1190719998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48798 and 48802 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48798 and 48802. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48798 and 48802.

Prime Factorization of 48798

Prime Factorization of 48802

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48798 and 48802.

LCM(48798,48802) = 2¹ × 3² × 2711¹ × 13¹ × 1877¹
LCM(48798,48802) = 1190719998