What is the Least Common Multiple of 48172 and 48178?

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 48172 and 48178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48172 and 48178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48172,48178) = 2
LCM(48172,48178) = ( 48172 × 48178) / 2
LCM(48172,48178) = 2320830616 / 2
LCM(48172,48178) = 1160415308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48172 and 48178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48172 and 48178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48172 and 48178.

Prime Factorization of 48172

Prime Factorization of 48178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48172 and 48178.

LCM(48172,48178) = 2² × 12043¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 109¹
LCM(48172,48178) = 1160415308