What is the Least Common Multiple of 48936 and 48940?

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 48936 and 48940 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48936 and 48940, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48936,48940) = 4
LCM(48936,48940) = ( 48936 × 48940) / 4
LCM(48936,48940) = 2394927840 / 4
LCM(48936,48940) = 598731960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48936 and 48940 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48936 and 48940. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48936 and 48940.

Prime Factorization of 48936

Prime Factorization of 48940

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48936 and 48940.

LCM(48936,48940) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2039¹ × 5¹ × 2447¹
LCM(48936,48940) = 598731960