What is the Least Common Multiple of 48940 and 48958?

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 48940 and 48958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48940 and 48958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48940,48958) = 2
LCM(48940,48958) = ( 48940 × 48958) / 2
LCM(48940,48958) = 2396004520 / 2
LCM(48940,48958) = 1198002260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48940 and 48958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48940 and 48958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48940 and 48958.

Prime Factorization of 48940

Prime Factorization of 48958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48940 and 48958.

LCM(48940,48958) = 2² × 5¹ × 2447¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 269¹
LCM(48940,48958) = 1198002260