What is the Least Common Multiple of 4948 and 4964?

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 4948 and 4964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 4948 and 4964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(4948,4964) = 4
LCM(4948,4964) = ( 4948 × 4964) / 4
LCM(4948,4964) = 24561872 / 4
LCM(4948,4964) = 6140468

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4948 and 4964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 4948 and 4964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 4948 and 4964.

Prime Factorization of 4948

Prime Factorization of 4964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 4948 and 4964.

LCM(4948,4964) = 2² × 1237¹ × 17¹ × 73¹
LCM(4948,4964) = 6140468