What is the Least Common Multiple of 48860 and 48874?

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 48860 and 48874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48860 and 48874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48860,48874) = 14
LCM(48860,48874) = ( 48860 × 48874) / 14
LCM(48860,48874) = 2387983640 / 14
LCM(48860,48874) = 170570260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48860 and 48874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48860 and 48874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48860 and 48874.

Prime Factorization of 48860

Prime Factorization of 48874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48860 and 48874.

LCM(48860,48874) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 349¹ × 3491¹
LCM(48860,48874) = 170570260