What is the Least Common Multiple of 47656 and 47673?

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 47656 and 47673 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47656 and 47673, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47656,47673) = 1
LCM(47656,47673) = ( 47656 × 47673) / 1
LCM(47656,47673) = 2271904488 / 1
LCM(47656,47673) = 2271904488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47656 and 47673 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47656 and 47673. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47656 and 47673.

Prime Factorization of 47656

Prime Factorization of 47673

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47656 and 47673.

LCM(47656,47673) = 2³ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 37¹ × 3² × 5297¹
LCM(47656,47673) = 2271904488