What is the Least Common Multiple of 9032 and 9048?

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 9032 and 9048 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9032 and 9048, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9032,9048) = 8
LCM(9032,9048) = ( 9032 × 9048) / 8
LCM(9032,9048) = 81721536 / 8
LCM(9032,9048) = 10215192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9032 and 9048 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9032 and 9048. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9032 and 9048.

Prime Factorization of 9032

Prime Factorization of 9048

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9032 and 9048.

LCM(9032,9048) = 2³ × 1129¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 29¹
LCM(9032,9048) = 10215192