What is the Least Common Multiple of 47562 and 47579?

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 47562 and 47579 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47562 and 47579, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47562,47579) = 1
LCM(47562,47579) = ( 47562 × 47579) / 1
LCM(47562,47579) = 2262952398 / 1
LCM(47562,47579) = 2262952398

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47562 and 47579 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47562 and 47579. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47562 and 47579.

Prime Factorization of 47562

Prime Factorization of 47579

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47562 and 47579.

LCM(47562,47579) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7927¹ × 7² × 971¹
LCM(47562,47579) = 2262952398