What is the Least Common Multiple of 47118 and 47136?

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 47118 and 47136 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47118 and 47136, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47118,47136) = 6
LCM(47118,47136) = ( 47118 × 47136) / 6
LCM(47118,47136) = 2220954048 / 6
LCM(47118,47136) = 370159008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47118 and 47136 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47118 and 47136. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47118 and 47136.

Prime Factorization of 47118

Prime Factorization of 47136

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47118 and 47136.

LCM(47118,47136) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 7853¹ × 491¹
LCM(47118,47136) = 370159008