What is the Least Common Multiple of 47031 and 47037?

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 47031 and 47037 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47031 and 47037, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47031,47037) = 3
LCM(47031,47037) = ( 47031 × 47037) / 3
LCM(47031,47037) = 2212197147 / 3
LCM(47031,47037) = 737399049

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47031 and 47037 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47031 and 47037. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47031 and 47037.

Prime Factorization of 47031

Prime Factorization of 47037

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47031 and 47037.

LCM(47031,47037) = 3¹ × 61¹ × 257¹ × 15679¹
LCM(47031,47037) = 737399049