What is the Least Common Multiple of 48155 and 48162?

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 48155 and 48162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48155 and 48162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48155,48162) = 1
LCM(48155,48162) = ( 48155 × 48162) / 1
LCM(48155,48162) = 2319241110 / 1
LCM(48155,48162) = 2319241110

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48155 and 48162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48155 and 48162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48155 and 48162.

Prime Factorization of 48155

Prime Factorization of 48162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48155 and 48162.

LCM(48155,48162) = 5¹ × 9631¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 349¹
LCM(48155,48162) = 2319241110