What is the Least Common Multiple of 48164 and 48170?

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 48164 and 48170 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48164 and 48170, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48164,48170) = 2
LCM(48164,48170) = ( 48164 × 48170) / 2
LCM(48164,48170) = 2320059880 / 2
LCM(48164,48170) = 1160029940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48164 and 48170 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48164 and 48170. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48164 and 48170.

Prime Factorization of 48164

Prime Factorization of 48170

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48164 and 48170.

LCM(48164,48170) = 2² × 12041¹ × 5¹ × 4817¹
LCM(48164,48170) = 1160029940