What is the Least Common Multiple of 47616 and 47624?

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 47616 and 47624 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47616 and 47624, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47616,47624) = 8
LCM(47616,47624) = ( 47616 × 47624) / 8
LCM(47616,47624) = 2267664384 / 8
LCM(47616,47624) = 283458048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47616 and 47624 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47616 and 47624. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47616 and 47624.

Prime Factorization of 47616

Prime Factorization of 47624

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47616 and 47624.

LCM(47616,47624) = 2⁹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 5953¹
LCM(47616,47624) = 283458048