What is the Least Common Multiple of 47638 and 47651?

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 47638 and 47651 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47638 and 47651, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47638,47651) = 1
LCM(47638,47651) = ( 47638 × 47651) / 1
LCM(47638,47651) = 2269998338 / 1
LCM(47638,47651) = 2269998338

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47638 and 47651 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47638 and 47651. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47638 and 47651.

Prime Factorization of 47638

Prime Factorization of 47651

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47638 and 47651.

LCM(47638,47651) = 2¹ × 23819¹ × 17¹ × 2803¹
LCM(47638,47651) = 2269998338