What is the Least Common Multiple of 48960 and 48966?

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 48960 and 48966 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48960 and 48966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48960,48966) = 6
LCM(48960,48966) = ( 48960 × 48966) / 6
LCM(48960,48966) = 2397375360 / 6
LCM(48960,48966) = 399562560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48960 and 48966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48960 and 48966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48960 and 48966.

Prime Factorization of 48960

Prime Factorization of 48966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48960 and 48966.

LCM(48960,48966) = 2⁶ × 3² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 8161¹
LCM(48960,48966) = 399562560