What is the Least Common Multiple of 47130 and 47142?

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 47130 and 47142 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47130 and 47142, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47130,47142) = 6
LCM(47130,47142) = ( 47130 × 47142) / 6
LCM(47130,47142) = 2221802460 / 6
LCM(47130,47142) = 370300410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47130 and 47142 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47130 and 47142. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47130 and 47142.

Prime Factorization of 47130

Prime Factorization of 47142

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47130 and 47142.

LCM(47130,47142) = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 5¹ × 1571¹ × 97¹
LCM(47130,47142) = 370300410