What is the Least Common Multiple of 47197 and 47203?

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 47197 and 47203 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47197 and 47203, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47197,47203) = 1
LCM(47197,47203) = ( 47197 × 47203) / 1
LCM(47197,47203) = 2227839991 / 1
LCM(47197,47203) = 2227839991

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47197 and 47203 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47197 and 47203. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47197 and 47203.

Prime Factorization of 47197

Prime Factorization of 47203

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47197 and 47203.

LCM(47197,47203) = 109¹ × 433¹ × 13¹ × 3631¹
LCM(47197,47203) = 2227839991