What is the Least Common Multiple of 48922 and 48926?

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 48922 and 48926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48922 and 48926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48922,48926) = 2
LCM(48922,48926) = ( 48922 × 48926) / 2
LCM(48922,48926) = 2393557772 / 2
LCM(48922,48926) = 1196778886

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48922 and 48926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48922 and 48926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48922 and 48926.

Prime Factorization of 48922

Prime Factorization of 48926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48922 and 48926.

LCM(48922,48926) = 2¹ × 61¹ × 401¹ × 17¹ × 1439¹
LCM(48922,48926) = 1196778886