What is the Least Common Multiple of 48168 and 48173?

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 48168 and 48173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48168 and 48173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48168,48173) = 1
LCM(48168,48173) = ( 48168 × 48173) / 1
LCM(48168,48173) = 2320397064 / 1
LCM(48168,48173) = 2320397064

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48168 and 48173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48168 and 48173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48168 and 48173.

Prime Factorization of 48168

Prime Factorization of 48173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48168 and 48173.

LCM(48168,48173) = 2³ × 3³ × 223¹ × 67¹ × 719¹
LCM(48168,48173) = 2320397064