What is the Least Common Multiple of 48858 and 48862?

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 48858 and 48862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48858 and 48862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48858,48862) = 2
LCM(48858,48862) = ( 48858 × 48862) / 2
LCM(48858,48862) = 2387299596 / 2
LCM(48858,48862) = 1193649798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48858 and 48862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48858 and 48862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48858 and 48862.

Prime Factorization of 48858

Prime Factorization of 48862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48858 and 48862.

LCM(48858,48862) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 479¹ × 11¹ × 2221¹
LCM(48858,48862) = 1193649798