What is the Least Common Multiple of 48886 and 48898?

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 48886 and 48898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48886 and 48898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48886,48898) = 2
LCM(48886,48898) = ( 48886 × 48898) / 2
LCM(48886,48898) = 2390427628 / 2
LCM(48886,48898) = 1195213814

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48886 and 48898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48886 and 48898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48886 and 48898.

Prime Factorization of 48886

Prime Factorization of 48898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48886 and 48898.

LCM(48886,48898) = 2¹ × 24443¹ × 23¹ × 1063¹
LCM(48886,48898) = 1195213814