What is the Least Common Multiple of 48640 and 48651?

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 48640 and 48651 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48640 and 48651, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48640,48651) = 1
LCM(48640,48651) = ( 48640 × 48651) / 1
LCM(48640,48651) = 2366384640 / 1
LCM(48640,48651) = 2366384640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48640 and 48651 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48640 and 48651. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48640 and 48651.

Prime Factorization of 48640

Prime Factorization of 48651

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48640 and 48651.

LCM(48640,48651) = 2⁹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 3¹ × 16217¹
LCM(48640,48651) = 2366384640