What is the Least Common Multiple of 47397 and 47406?

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 47397 and 47406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47397 and 47406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47397,47406) = 3
LCM(47397,47406) = ( 47397 × 47406) / 3
LCM(47397,47406) = 2246902182 / 3
LCM(47397,47406) = 748967394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47397 and 47406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47397 and 47406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47397 and 47406.

Prime Factorization of 47397

Prime Factorization of 47406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47397 and 47406.

LCM(47397,47406) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 61¹ × 2¹ × 7901¹
LCM(47397,47406) = 748967394