What is the LCM of 4 and 48?

What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4 and 48?

Answer

LCM of 4 and 48 is

48

First common multiples: 48, 96, 144, …

As a common denominator: multiply the top and bottom of x/4 by 12.

4 divides 48 (48 ÷ 4 = 12), so the LCM is the larger number itself.

4 = 2²

48 = 2⁴ × 3

Prime	4	48	Highest power
2	2²	2⁴	2⁴
3	—	3	3

— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number; the LCM takes it from the number that has it.

LCM = 2⁴ × 3 = 48

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