What is the Least Common Multiple of 47072 and 47076?

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 47072 and 47076 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47072 and 47076, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47072,47076) = 4
LCM(47072,47076) = ( 47072 × 47076) / 4
LCM(47072,47076) = 2215961472 / 4
LCM(47072,47076) = 553990368

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47072 and 47076 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47072 and 47076. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47072 and 47076.

Prime Factorization of 47072

Prime Factorization of 47076

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47072 and 47076.

LCM(47072,47076) = 2⁵ × 1471¹ × 3¹ × 3923¹
LCM(47072,47076) = 553990368