What is the Least Common Multiple of 47160 and 47171?

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 47160 and 47171 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47160 and 47171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47160,47171) = 1
LCM(47160,47171) = ( 47160 × 47171) / 1
LCM(47160,47171) = 2224584360 / 1
LCM(47160,47171) = 2224584360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47160 and 47171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47160 and 47171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47160 and 47171.

Prime Factorization of 47160

Prime Factorization of 47171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47160 and 47171.

LCM(47160,47171) = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 131¹ × 43¹ × 1097¹
LCM(47160,47171) = 2224584360