What is the Least Common Multiple of 48566 and 48581?

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 48566 and 48581 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48566 and 48581, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48566,48581) = 1
LCM(48566,48581) = ( 48566 × 48581) / 1
LCM(48566,48581) = 2359384846 / 1
LCM(48566,48581) = 2359384846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48566 and 48581 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48566 and 48581. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48566 and 48581.

Prime Factorization of 48566

Prime Factorization of 48581

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48566 and 48581.

LCM(48566,48581) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3469¹ × 13¹ × 37¹ × 101¹
LCM(48566,48581) = 2359384846