What is the Least Common Multiple of 47624 and 47636?

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 47624 and 47636 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47624 and 47636, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47624,47636) = 4
LCM(47624,47636) = ( 47624 × 47636) / 4
LCM(47624,47636) = 2268616864 / 4
LCM(47624,47636) = 567154216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47624 and 47636 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47624 and 47636. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47624 and 47636.

Prime Factorization of 47624

Prime Factorization of 47636

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47624 and 47636.

LCM(47624,47636) = 2³ × 5953¹ × 11909¹
LCM(47624,47636) = 567154216