What is the Least Common Multiple of 47558 and 47572?

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 47558 and 47572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47558 and 47572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47558,47572) = 14
LCM(47558,47572) = ( 47558 × 47572) / 14
LCM(47558,47572) = 2262429176 / 14
LCM(47558,47572) = 161602084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47558 and 47572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47558 and 47572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47558 and 47572.

Prime Factorization of 47558

Prime Factorization of 47572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47558 and 47572.

LCM(47558,47572) = 2² × 7¹ × 43¹ × 79¹ × 1699¹
LCM(47558,47572) = 161602084