What is the Least Common Multiple of 47310 and 47316?

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 47310 and 47316 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47310 and 47316, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47310,47316) = 6
LCM(47310,47316) = ( 47310 × 47316) / 6
LCM(47310,47316) = 2238519960 / 6
LCM(47310,47316) = 373086660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47310 and 47316 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47310 and 47316. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47310 and 47316.

Prime Factorization of 47310

Prime Factorization of 47316

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47310 and 47316.

LCM(47310,47316) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 83¹ × 3943¹
LCM(47310,47316) = 373086660