What is the Least Common Multiple of 47455 and 47471?

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 47455 and 47471 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47455 and 47471, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47455,47471) = 1
LCM(47455,47471) = ( 47455 × 47471) / 1
LCM(47455,47471) = 2252736305 / 1
LCM(47455,47471) = 2252736305

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47455 and 47471 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47455 and 47471. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47455 and 47471.

Prime Factorization of 47455

Prime Factorization of 47471

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47455 and 47471.

LCM(47455,47471) = 5¹ × 9491¹ × 37¹ × 1283¹
LCM(47455,47471) = 2252736305