What is the Least Common Multiple of 48872 and 48876?

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 48872 and 48876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48872 and 48876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48872,48876) = 4
LCM(48872,48876) = ( 48872 × 48876) / 4
LCM(48872,48876) = 2388667872 / 4
LCM(48872,48876) = 597166968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48872 and 48876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48872 and 48876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48872 and 48876.

Prime Factorization of 48872

Prime Factorization of 48876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48872 and 48876.

LCM(48872,48876) = 2³ × 41¹ × 149¹ × 3¹ × 4073¹
LCM(48872,48876) = 597166968