What is the Least Common Multiple of 48201 and 48206?

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 48201 and 48206 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48201 and 48206, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48201,48206) = 1
LCM(48201,48206) = ( 48201 × 48206) / 1
LCM(48201,48206) = 2323577406 / 1
LCM(48201,48206) = 2323577406

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48201 and 48206 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48201 and 48206. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48201 and 48206.

Prime Factorization of 48201

Prime Factorization of 48206

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48201 and 48206.

LCM(48201,48206) = 3¹ × 16067¹ × 2¹ × 24103¹
LCM(48201,48206) = 2323577406