What is the Least Common Multiple of 47298 and 47302?

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 47298 and 47302 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47298 and 47302, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47298,47302) = 2
LCM(47298,47302) = ( 47298 × 47302) / 2
LCM(47298,47302) = 2237289996 / 2
LCM(47298,47302) = 1118644998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47298 and 47302 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47298 and 47302. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47298 and 47302.

Prime Factorization of 47298

Prime Factorization of 47302

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47298 and 47302.

LCM(47298,47302) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7883¹ × 67¹ × 353¹
LCM(47298,47302) = 1118644998