What is the Least Common Multiple of 48159 and 48169?

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 48159 and 48169 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48159 and 48169, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48159,48169) = 1
LCM(48159,48169) = ( 48159 × 48169) / 1
LCM(48159,48169) = 2319770871 / 1
LCM(48159,48169) = 2319770871

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48159 and 48169 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48159 and 48169. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48159 and 48169.

Prime Factorization of 48159

Prime Factorization of 48169

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48159 and 48169.

LCM(48159,48169) = 3² × 5351¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 151¹
LCM(48159,48169) = 2319770871