What is the Least Common Multiple of 47200 and 47204?

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 47200 and 47204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47200 and 47204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47200,47204) = 4
LCM(47200,47204) = ( 47200 × 47204) / 4
LCM(47200,47204) = 2228028800 / 4
LCM(47200,47204) = 557007200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47200 and 47204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47200 and 47204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47200 and 47204.

Prime Factorization of 47200

Prime Factorization of 47204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47200 and 47204.

LCM(47200,47204) = 2⁵ × 5² × 59¹ × 11801¹
LCM(47200,47204) = 557007200