What is the Least Common Multiple of 48194 and 48202?

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 48194 and 48202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48194 and 48202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48194,48202) = 2
LCM(48194,48202) = ( 48194 × 48202) / 2
LCM(48194,48202) = 2323047188 / 2
LCM(48194,48202) = 1161523594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48194 and 48202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48194 and 48202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48194 and 48202.

Prime Factorization of 48194

Prime Factorization of 48202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48194 and 48202.

LCM(48194,48202) = 2¹ × 24097¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 313¹
LCM(48194,48202) = 1161523594