What is the Least Common Multiple of 47496 and 47515?

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 47496 and 47515 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47496 and 47515, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47496,47515) = 1
LCM(47496,47515) = ( 47496 × 47515) / 1
LCM(47496,47515) = 2256772440 / 1
LCM(47496,47515) = 2256772440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47496 and 47515 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47496 and 47515. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47496 and 47515.

Prime Factorization of 47496

Prime Factorization of 47515

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47496 and 47515.

LCM(47496,47515) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1979¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 43¹
LCM(47496,47515) = 2256772440