What is the Least Common Multiple of 156 and 162?

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 156 and 162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 156 and 162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(156,162) = 6
LCM(156,162) = ( 156 × 162) / 6
LCM(156,162) = 25272 / 6
LCM(156,162) = 4212

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 156 and 162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 156 and 162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 156 and 162.

Prime Factorization of 156

Prime Factorization of 162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 156 and 162.

LCM(156,162) = 2² × 3⁴ × 13¹
LCM(156,162) = 4212