What is the Least Common Multiple of 47490 and 47502?

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 47490 and 47502 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47490 and 47502, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47490,47502) = 6
LCM(47490,47502) = ( 47490 × 47502) / 6
LCM(47490,47502) = 2255869980 / 6
LCM(47490,47502) = 375978330

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47490 and 47502 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47490 and 47502. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47490 and 47502.

Prime Factorization of 47490

Prime Factorization of 47502

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47490 and 47502.

LCM(47490,47502) = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 1583¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 29¹
LCM(47490,47502) = 375978330