What is the Least Common Multiple of 48142 and 48153?

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 48142 and 48153 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48142 and 48153, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48142,48153) = 1
LCM(48142,48153) = ( 48142 × 48153) / 1
LCM(48142,48153) = 2318181726 / 1
LCM(48142,48153) = 2318181726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48142 and 48153 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48142 and 48153. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48142 and 48153.

Prime Factorization of 48142

Prime Factorization of 48153

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48142 and 48153.

LCM(48142,48153) = 2¹ × 24071¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2293¹
LCM(48142,48153) = 2318181726