What is the Least Common Multiple of 47508 and 47514?

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 47508 and 47514 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47508 and 47514, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47508,47514) = 6
LCM(47508,47514) = ( 47508 × 47514) / 6
LCM(47508,47514) = 2257295112 / 6
LCM(47508,47514) = 376215852

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47508 and 47514 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47508 and 47514. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47508 and 47514.

Prime Factorization of 47508

Prime Factorization of 47514

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47508 and 47514.

LCM(47508,47514) = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 107¹ × 7919¹
LCM(47508,47514) = 376215852