What is the Least Common Multiple of 48838 and 48842?

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 48838 and 48842 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48838 and 48842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48838,48842) = 2
LCM(48838,48842) = ( 48838 × 48842) / 2
LCM(48838,48842) = 2385345596 / 2
LCM(48838,48842) = 1192672798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48838 and 48842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48838 and 48842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48838 and 48842.

Prime Factorization of 48838

Prime Factorization of 48842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48838 and 48842.

LCM(48838,48842) = 2¹ × 24419¹ × 24421¹
LCM(48838,48842) = 1192672798