What is the Least Common Multiple of 48920 and 48938?

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 48920 and 48938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48920 and 48938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48920,48938) = 2
LCM(48920,48938) = ( 48920 × 48938) / 2
LCM(48920,48938) = 2394046960 / 2
LCM(48920,48938) = 1197023480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48920 and 48938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48920 and 48938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48920 and 48938.

Prime Factorization of 48920

Prime Factorization of 48938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48920 and 48938.

LCM(48920,48938) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1223¹ × 24469¹
LCM(48920,48938) = 1197023480