What is the Least Common Multiple of 47491 and 47495?

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 47491 and 47495 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47491 and 47495, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47491,47495) = 1
LCM(47491,47495) = ( 47491 × 47495) / 1
LCM(47491,47495) = 2255585045 / 1
LCM(47491,47495) = 2255585045

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47491 and 47495 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47491 and 47495. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47491 and 47495.

Prime Factorization of 47491

Prime Factorization of 47495

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47491 and 47495.

LCM(47491,47495) = 47491¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 59¹
LCM(47491,47495) = 2255585045