What is the Least Common Multiple of 47022 and 47042?

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 47022 and 47042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47022 and 47042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47022,47042) = 2
LCM(47022,47042) = ( 47022 × 47042) / 2
LCM(47022,47042) = 2212008924 / 2
LCM(47022,47042) = 1106004462

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47022 and 47042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47022 and 47042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47022 and 47042.

Prime Factorization of 47022

Prime Factorization of 47042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47022 and 47042.

LCM(47022,47042) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 461¹ × 43¹ × 547¹
LCM(47022,47042) = 1106004462