What is the Least Common Multiple of 48474 and 48494?

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 48474 and 48494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48474 and 48494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48474,48494) = 2
LCM(48474,48494) = ( 48474 × 48494) / 2
LCM(48474,48494) = 2350698156 / 2
LCM(48474,48494) = 1175349078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48474 and 48494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48474 and 48494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48474 and 48494.

Prime Factorization of 48474

Prime Factorization of 48494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48474 and 48494.

LCM(48474,48494) = 2¹ × 3² × 2693¹ × 24247¹
LCM(48474,48494) = 1175349078