What is the Least Common Multiple of 48872 and 48878?

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 48878 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 48878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48872,48878) = 2
LCM(48872,48878) = ( 48872 × 48878) / 2
LCM(48872,48878) = 2388765616 / 2
LCM(48872,48878) = 1194382808

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48872 and 48878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48872 and 48878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48872 and 48878.

Prime Factorization of 48872

Prime Factorization of 48878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48872 and 48878.

LCM(48872,48878) = 2³ × 41¹ × 149¹ × 24439¹
LCM(48872,48878) = 1194382808