What is the Least Common Multiple of 47358 and 47371?

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 47358 and 47371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47358 and 47371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47358,47371) = 1
LCM(47358,47371) = ( 47358 × 47371) / 1
LCM(47358,47371) = 2243395818 / 1
LCM(47358,47371) = 2243395818

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47358 and 47371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47358 and 47371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47358 and 47371.

Prime Factorization of 47358

Prime Factorization of 47371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47358 and 47371.

LCM(47358,47371) = 2¹ × 3³ × 877¹ × 127¹ × 373¹
LCM(47358,47371) = 2243395818