What is the Least Common Multiple of 48992 and 49011?

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 48992 and 49011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48992 and 49011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48992,49011) = 1
LCM(48992,49011) = ( 48992 × 49011) / 1
LCM(48992,49011) = 2401146912 / 1
LCM(48992,49011) = 2401146912

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48992 and 49011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48992 and 49011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48992 and 49011.

Prime Factorization of 48992

Prime Factorization of 49011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48992 and 49011.

LCM(48992,49011) = 2⁵ × 1531¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 31²
LCM(48992,49011) = 2401146912