What is the Least Common Multiple of 48802 and 48808?

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 48802 and 48808 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48802 and 48808, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48802,48808) = 2
LCM(48802,48808) = ( 48802 × 48808) / 2
LCM(48802,48808) = 2381928016 / 2
LCM(48802,48808) = 1190964008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48802 and 48808 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48802 and 48808. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48802 and 48808.

Prime Factorization of 48802

Prime Factorization of 48808

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48802 and 48808.

LCM(48802,48808) = 2³ × 13¹ × 1877¹ × 6101¹
LCM(48802,48808) = 1190964008