What is the Least Common Multiple of 47634 and 47642?

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 47634 and 47642 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47634 and 47642, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47634,47642) = 2
LCM(47634,47642) = ( 47634 × 47642) / 2
LCM(47634,47642) = 2269379028 / 2
LCM(47634,47642) = 1134689514

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47634 and 47642 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47634 and 47642. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47634 and 47642.

Prime Factorization of 47634

Prime Factorization of 47642

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47634 and 47642.

LCM(47634,47642) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 467¹ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 83¹
LCM(47634,47642) = 1134689514