What is the Least Common Multiple of 48188 and 48196?

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 48188 and 48196 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48188 and 48196, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48188,48196) = 4
LCM(48188,48196) = ( 48188 × 48196) / 4
LCM(48188,48196) = 2322468848 / 4
LCM(48188,48196) = 580617212

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48188 and 48196 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48188 and 48196. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48188 and 48196.

Prime Factorization of 48188

Prime Factorization of 48196

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48188 and 48196.

LCM(48188,48196) = 2² × 7¹ × 1721¹ × 12049¹
LCM(48188,48196) = 580617212