What is the Least Common Multiple of 48179 and 48194?

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 48179 and 48194 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48179 and 48194, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48179,48194) = 1
LCM(48179,48194) = ( 48179 × 48194) / 1
LCM(48179,48194) = 2321938726 / 1
LCM(48179,48194) = 2321938726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48179 and 48194 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48179 and 48194. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48179 and 48194.

Prime Factorization of 48179

Prime Factorization of 48194

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48179 and 48194.

LCM(48179,48194) = 48179¹ × 2¹ × 24097¹
LCM(48179,48194) = 2321938726