What is the Least Common Multiple of 47121 and 47140?

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 47121 and 47140 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47121 and 47140, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47121,47140) = 1
LCM(47121,47140) = ( 47121 × 47140) / 1
LCM(47121,47140) = 2221283940 / 1
LCM(47121,47140) = 2221283940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47121 and 47140 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47121 and 47140. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47121 and 47140.

Prime Factorization of 47121

Prime Factorization of 47140

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47121 and 47140.

LCM(47121,47140) = 3¹ × 113¹ × 139¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 2357¹
LCM(47121,47140) = 2221283940