What is the Least Common Multiple of 47541 and 47548?

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 47541 and 47548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47541 and 47548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47541,47548) = 1
LCM(47541,47548) = ( 47541 × 47548) / 1
LCM(47541,47548) = 2260479468 / 1
LCM(47541,47548) = 2260479468

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47541 and 47548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47541 and 47548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47541 and 47548.

Prime Factorization of 47541

Prime Factorization of 47548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47541 and 47548.

LCM(47541,47548) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 53¹ × 2² × 11887¹
LCM(47541,47548) = 2260479468