What is the Least Common Multiple of 47652 and 47657?

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 47652 and 47657 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47652 and 47657, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47652,47657) = 1
LCM(47652,47657) = ( 47652 × 47657) / 1
LCM(47652,47657) = 2270951364 / 1
LCM(47652,47657) = 2270951364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47652 and 47657 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47652 and 47657. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47652 and 47657.

Prime Factorization of 47652

Prime Factorization of 47657

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47652 and 47657.

LCM(47652,47657) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 19² × 47657¹
LCM(47652,47657) = 2270951364