What is the Least Common Multiple of 48856 and 48872?

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 48856 and 48872 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48856 and 48872, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48856,48872) = 8
LCM(48856,48872) = ( 48856 × 48872) / 8
LCM(48856,48872) = 2387690432 / 8
LCM(48856,48872) = 298461304

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48856 and 48872 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48856 and 48872. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48856 and 48872.

Prime Factorization of 48856

Prime Factorization of 48872

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48856 and 48872.

LCM(48856,48872) = 2³ × 31¹ × 197¹ × 41¹ × 149¹
LCM(48856,48872) = 298461304