What is the Least Common Multiple of 48152 and 48160?

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 48160 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 48160, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48152,48160) = 8
LCM(48152,48160) = ( 48152 × 48160) / 8
LCM(48152,48160) = 2319000320 / 8
LCM(48152,48160) = 289875040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48152 and 48160 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48152 and 48160. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48152 and 48160.

Prime Factorization of 48152

Prime Factorization of 48160

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48152 and 48160.

LCM(48152,48160) = 2⁵ × 13¹ × 463¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 43¹
LCM(48152,48160) = 289875040