What is the Least Common Multiple of 48896 and 48914?

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 48914 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 48914, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48896,48914) = 2
LCM(48896,48914) = ( 48896 × 48914) / 2
LCM(48896,48914) = 2391698944 / 2
LCM(48896,48914) = 1195849472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48896 and 48914 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48896 and 48914. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48896 and 48914.

Prime Factorization of 48896

Prime Factorization of 48914

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48896 and 48914.

LCM(48896,48914) = 2⁸ × 191¹ × 37¹ × 661¹
LCM(48896,48914) = 1195849472