What is the Least Common Multiple of 48560 and 48576?

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 48560 and 48576 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48560 and 48576, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48560,48576) = 16
LCM(48560,48576) = ( 48560 × 48576) / 16
LCM(48560,48576) = 2358850560 / 16
LCM(48560,48576) = 147428160

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48560 and 48576 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48560 and 48576. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48560 and 48576.

Prime Factorization of 48560

Prime Factorization of 48576

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48560 and 48576.

LCM(48560,48576) = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 607¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 23¹
LCM(48560,48576) = 147428160