What is the Least Common Multiple of 47001 and 47018?

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 47001 and 47018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47001 and 47018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47001,47018) = 1
LCM(47001,47018) = ( 47001 × 47018) / 1
LCM(47001,47018) = 2209893018 / 1
LCM(47001,47018) = 2209893018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47001 and 47018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47001 and 47018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47001 and 47018.

Prime Factorization of 47001

Prime Factorization of 47018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47001 and 47018.

LCM(47001,47018) = 3¹ × 15667¹ × 2¹ × 23509¹
LCM(47001,47018) = 2209893018