What is the Least Common Multiple of 48152 and 48171?

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 48171 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 48171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48152,48171) = 1
LCM(48152,48171) = ( 48152 × 48171) / 1
LCM(48152,48171) = 2319529992 / 1
LCM(48152,48171) = 2319529992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48152 and 48171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48152 and 48171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48152 and 48171.

Prime Factorization of 48152

Prime Factorization of 48171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48152 and 48171.

LCM(48152,48171) = 2³ × 13¹ × 463¹ × 3¹ × 16057¹
LCM(48152,48171) = 2319529992