What is the Least Common Multiple of 48654 and 48661?

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 48654 and 48661 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48654 and 48661, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48654,48661) = 1
LCM(48654,48661) = ( 48654 × 48661) / 1
LCM(48654,48661) = 2367552294 / 1
LCM(48654,48661) = 2367552294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48654 and 48661 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48654 and 48661. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48654 and 48661.

Prime Factorization of 48654

Prime Factorization of 48661

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48654 and 48661.

LCM(48654,48661) = 2¹ × 3³ × 17¹ × 53¹ × 48661¹
LCM(48654,48661) = 2367552294