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    LCM for 18, 42 and 48

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    What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18, 42 and 48?

    Answer

    LCM of 18, 42 and 48 is
    1,008

    (One thousand eight)

    1,008 is the smallest positive integer that 18, 42 and 48 all divide without a remainder — every other common multiple of the three is a multiple of it.

    Finding the LCM of 18, 42 and 48 by Prime Factorization

    Split all three numbers into prime factors, then take every prime that shows up in at least one of them, each raised to the highest power it reaches there. Multiplying those highest powers gives the least common multiple:

    All Prime Factors of 18: 2 × 3 × 3 (exponent form: 2 × 32)

    All Prime Factors of 42: 2 × 3 × 7 (exponent form: 2 × 3 × 7)

    All Prime Factors of 48: 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 (exponent form: 24 × 3)

    Prime factor184248Highest power
    2222424
    3323332
    7—7—7

    LCM = 24 × 32 × 7 = 1,008

    Checking the LCM of 18, 42 and 48 Two Numbers at a Time

    The least common multiple is associative, so three numbers can be handled as two pairs: first the LCM of the first two, then the LCM of that value and the third. Each pair goes through the two-number formula, which uses the greatest common divisor:

    LCM(a, b) = (a × b) ÷ GCD(a, b)

    LCM(18, 42) = (18 × 42) ÷ 6 = 756 ÷ 6 = 126

    LCM(126, 48) = (126 × 48) ÷ 6 = 6,048 ÷ 6 = 1,008

    LCM(18, 42, 48) = 1,008

    The pairs may be taken in any order — 42 and 48 first, then 18 — and the answer is the same 1,008. That is exactly why the two routes on this page agree.

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    LCM Table

    Number 1Number 2Number 3LCM
    1833421,386
    1834422,142
    183542630
    183642252
    1837424,662
    1838422,394
    1839421,638
    1840422,520
    1841425,166
    184242126
    1842435,418
    1842442,772
    184245630
    1842462,898
    1842475,922
    1842481,008
    184249882
    1842503,150
    1842512,142
    1842523,276
    1842536,678
    184254378
    1842556,930
    184256504
    1842572,394
    1842583,654
    1842597,434
    1842601,260
    1842617,686
    1842623,906

    About "Least Common Multiple of 3 Numbers" Calculator

    This calculator finds the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of three numbers at once, without doing it in two passes. For example, it can help you find out what's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18, 42 and 48? (The answer is: 1,008). Enter the first number (e.g. '18'), the second (e.g. '42') and the third (e.g. '48'), then hit the 'Calculate' button.
    The Least Common Multiple of three numbers is the smallest positive integer that all three of them divide without a remainder
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    FAQ

    What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18, 42 and 48?

    LCM of 18, 42 and 48 is 1,008

    How to find the LCM of 18, 42 and 48 by prime factorization?

    Take every prime that appears in 18, 42 and 48 to the highest power it reaches in any one of them and multiply: 2⁴ × 3² × 7 = 1,008.

    Can you get the LCM of 18, 42 and 48 two numbers at a time?

    Yes, and it is the check this page prints. The LCM of 18 and 42 is 126, and the LCM of 126 and 48 is 1,008 — the same answer, because the least common multiple is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

    Is 1,008 divisible by 18, 42 and 48?

    Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 1,008 ÷ 18, 1,008 ÷ 42 and 1,008 ÷ 48 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 18, 42 and 48 is a multiple of 1,008.

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