What is the Least Common Multiple of 48686 and 48694?

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 48686 and 48694 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48686 and 48694, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48686,48694) = 2
LCM(48686,48694) = ( 48686 × 48694) / 2
LCM(48686,48694) = 2370716084 / 2
LCM(48686,48694) = 1185358042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48686 and 48694 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48686 and 48694. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48686 and 48694.

Prime Factorization of 48686

Prime Factorization of 48694

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48686 and 48694.

LCM(48686,48694) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2213¹ × 97¹ × 251¹
LCM(48686,48694) = 1185358042