What is the Least Common Multiple of 48896 and 48904?

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 48896 and 48904 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48896 and 48904, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48896,48904) = 8
LCM(48896,48904) = ( 48896 × 48904) / 8
LCM(48896,48904) = 2391209984 / 8
LCM(48896,48904) = 298901248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48896 and 48904 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48896 and 48904. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48896 and 48904.

Prime Factorization of 48896

Prime Factorization of 48904

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48896 and 48904.

LCM(48896,48904) = 2⁸ × 191¹ × 6113¹
LCM(48896,48904) = 298901248