What is the Least Common Multiple of 47518 and 47523?

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 47518 and 47523 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47518 and 47523, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47518,47523) = 1
LCM(47518,47523) = ( 47518 × 47523) / 1
LCM(47518,47523) = 2258197914 / 1
LCM(47518,47523) = 2258197914

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47518 and 47523 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47518 and 47523. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47518 and 47523.

Prime Factorization of 47518

Prime Factorization of 47523

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47518 and 47523.

LCM(47518,47523) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1033¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 73¹
LCM(47518,47523) = 2258197914