What is the Least Common Multiple of 47373 and 47382?

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 47373 and 47382 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47373 and 47382, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47373,47382) = 3
LCM(47373,47382) = ( 47373 × 47382) / 3
LCM(47373,47382) = 2244627486 / 3
LCM(47373,47382) = 748209162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47373 and 47382 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47373 and 47382. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47373 and 47382.

Prime Factorization of 47373

Prime Factorization of 47382

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47373 and 47382.

LCM(47373,47382) = 3¹ × 15791¹ × 2¹ × 53¹ × 149¹
LCM(47373,47382) = 748209162