What is the Least Common Multiple of 47253 and 47262?

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 47253 and 47262 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47253 and 47262, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47253,47262) = 3
LCM(47253,47262) = ( 47253 × 47262) / 3
LCM(47253,47262) = 2233271286 / 3
LCM(47253,47262) = 744423762

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47253 and 47262 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47253 and 47262. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47253 and 47262.

Prime Factorization of 47253

Prime Factorization of 47262

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47253 and 47262.

LCM(47253,47262) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 829¹ × 2¹ × 7877¹
LCM(47253,47262) = 744423762