What is the Least Common Multiple of 47554 and 47562?

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 47554 and 47562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47554 and 47562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47554,47562) = 2
LCM(47554,47562) = ( 47554 × 47562) / 2
LCM(47554,47562) = 2261763348 / 2
LCM(47554,47562) = 1130881674

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47554 and 47562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47554 and 47562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47554 and 47562.

Prime Factorization of 47554

Prime Factorization of 47562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47554 and 47562.

LCM(47554,47562) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 31¹ × 59¹ × 3¹ × 7927¹
LCM(47554,47562) = 1130881674