What is the Least Common Multiple of 47176 and 47181?

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 47176 and 47181 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47176 and 47181, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47176,47181) = 1
LCM(47176,47181) = ( 47176 × 47181) / 1
LCM(47176,47181) = 2225810856 / 1
LCM(47176,47181) = 2225810856

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47176 and 47181 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47176 and 47181. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47176 and 47181.

Prime Factorization of 47176

Prime Factorization of 47181

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47176 and 47181.

LCM(47176,47181) = 2³ × 5897¹ × 3¹ × 15727¹
LCM(47176,47181) = 2225810856