What is the Least Common Multiple of 47162 and 47176?

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 47162 and 47176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47162 and 47176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47162,47176) = 2
LCM(47162,47176) = ( 47162 × 47176) / 2
LCM(47162,47176) = 2224914512 / 2
LCM(47162,47176) = 1112457256

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47162 and 47176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47162 and 47176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47162 and 47176.

Prime Factorization of 47162

Prime Factorization of 47176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47162 and 47176.

LCM(47162,47176) = 2³ × 23581¹ × 5897¹
LCM(47162,47176) = 1112457256