What is the Least Common Multiple of 48651 and 48662?

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 48651 and 48662 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48651 and 48662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48651,48662) = 1
LCM(48651,48662) = ( 48651 × 48662) / 1
LCM(48651,48662) = 2367454962 / 1
LCM(48651,48662) = 2367454962

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48651 and 48662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48651 and 48662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48651 and 48662.

Prime Factorization of 48651

Prime Factorization of 48662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48651 and 48662.

LCM(48651,48662) = 3¹ × 16217¹ × 2¹ × 29¹ × 839¹
LCM(48651,48662) = 2367454962