What is the Least Common Multiple of 47637 and 47655?

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 47637 and 47655 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47637 and 47655, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47637,47655) = 9
LCM(47637,47655) = ( 47637 × 47655) / 9
LCM(47637,47655) = 2270141235 / 9
LCM(47637,47655) = 252237915

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47637 and 47655 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47637 and 47655. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47637 and 47655.

Prime Factorization of 47637

Prime Factorization of 47655

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47637 and 47655.

LCM(47637,47655) = 3³ × 67¹ × 79¹ × 5¹ × 353¹
LCM(47637,47655) = 252237915