What is the Least Common Multiple of 47662 and 47676?

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 47662 and 47676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47662 and 47676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47662,47676) = 2
LCM(47662,47676) = ( 47662 × 47676) / 2
LCM(47662,47676) = 2272333512 / 2
LCM(47662,47676) = 1136166756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47662 and 47676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47662 and 47676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47662 and 47676.

Prime Factorization of 47662

Prime Factorization of 47676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47662 and 47676.

LCM(47662,47676) = 2² × 23831¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 137¹
LCM(47662,47676) = 1136166756