What is the Least Common Multiple of 47104 and 47108?

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 47104 and 47108 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47104 and 47108, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47104,47108) = 4
LCM(47104,47108) = ( 47104 × 47108) / 4
LCM(47104,47108) = 2218975232 / 4
LCM(47104,47108) = 554743808

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47104 and 47108 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47104 and 47108. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47104 and 47108.

Prime Factorization of 47104

Prime Factorization of 47108

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47104 and 47108.

LCM(47104,47108) = 2¹¹ × 23¹ × 11777¹
LCM(47104,47108) = 554743808