What is the Least Common Multiple of 47136 and 47148?

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 47136 and 47148 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47136 and 47148, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47136,47148) = 12
LCM(47136,47148) = ( 47136 × 47148) / 12
LCM(47136,47148) = 2222368128 / 12
LCM(47136,47148) = 185197344

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47136 and 47148 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47136 and 47148. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47136 and 47148.

Prime Factorization of 47136

Prime Factorization of 47148

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47136 and 47148.

LCM(47136,47148) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 491¹ × 3929¹
LCM(47136,47148) = 185197344