What is the Least Common Multiple of 47348 and 47362?

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 47348 and 47362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47348 and 47362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47348,47362) = 14
LCM(47348,47362) = ( 47348 × 47362) / 14
LCM(47348,47362) = 2242495976 / 14
LCM(47348,47362) = 160178284

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47348 and 47362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47348 and 47362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47348 and 47362.

Prime Factorization of 47348

Prime Factorization of 47362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47348 and 47362.

LCM(47348,47362) = 2² × 7¹ × 19¹ × 89¹ × 17¹ × 199¹
LCM(47348,47362) = 160178284