What is the Least Common Multiple of 47740 and 47754?

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 47740 and 47754 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47740 and 47754, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47740,47754) = 14
LCM(47740,47754) = ( 47740 × 47754) / 14
LCM(47740,47754) = 2279775960 / 14
LCM(47740,47754) = 162841140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47740 and 47754 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47740 and 47754. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47740 and 47754.

Prime Factorization of 47740

Prime Factorization of 47754

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47740 and 47754.

LCM(47740,47754) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 3² × 379¹
LCM(47740,47754) = 162841140