What is the Least Common Multiple of 47372 and 47378?

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 47372 and 47378 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47372 and 47378, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47372,47378) = 2
LCM(47372,47378) = ( 47372 × 47378) / 2
LCM(47372,47378) = 2244390616 / 2
LCM(47372,47378) = 1122195308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47372 and 47378 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47372 and 47378. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47372 and 47378.

Prime Factorization of 47372

Prime Factorization of 47378

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47372 and 47378.

LCM(47372,47378) = 2² × 13¹ × 911¹ × 23689¹
LCM(47372,47378) = 1122195308