What is the Least Common Multiple of 48156 and 48164?

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 48156 and 48164 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48156 and 48164, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48156,48164) = 4
LCM(48156,48164) = ( 48156 × 48164) / 4
LCM(48156,48164) = 2319385584 / 4
LCM(48156,48164) = 579846396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48156 and 48164 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48156 and 48164. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48156 and 48164.

Prime Factorization of 48156

Prime Factorization of 48164

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48156 and 48164.

LCM(48156,48164) = 2² × 3¹ × 4013¹ × 12041¹
LCM(48156,48164) = 579846396