What is the Least Common Multiple of 48798 and 48818?

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 48798 and 48818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48798 and 48818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48798,48818) = 2
LCM(48798,48818) = ( 48798 × 48818) / 2
LCM(48798,48818) = 2382220764 / 2
LCM(48798,48818) = 1191110382

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48798 and 48818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48798 and 48818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48798 and 48818.

Prime Factorization of 48798

Prime Factorization of 48818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48798 and 48818.

LCM(48798,48818) = 2¹ × 3² × 2711¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 317¹
LCM(48798,48818) = 1191110382