What is the Least Common Multiple of 48152 and 48156?

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 48152 and 48156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48152 and 48156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48152,48156) = 4
LCM(48152,48156) = ( 48152 × 48156) / 4
LCM(48152,48156) = 2318807712 / 4
LCM(48152,48156) = 579701928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48152 and 48156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48152 and 48156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48152 and 48156.

Prime Factorization of 48152

Prime Factorization of 48156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48152 and 48156.

LCM(48152,48156) = 2³ × 13¹ × 463¹ × 3¹ × 4013¹
LCM(48152,48156) = 579701928