What is the Least Common Multiple of 47547 and 47557?

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 47547 and 47557 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47547 and 47557, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47547,47557) = 1
LCM(47547,47557) = ( 47547 × 47557) / 1
LCM(47547,47557) = 2261192679 / 1
LCM(47547,47557) = 2261192679

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47547 and 47557 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47547 and 47557. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47547 and 47557.

Prime Factorization of 47547

Prime Factorization of 47557

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47547 and 47557.

LCM(47547,47557) = 3⁴ × 587¹ × 19¹ × 2503¹
LCM(47547,47557) = 2261192679