What is the Least Common Multiple of 47798 and 47818?

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 47798 and 47818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47798 and 47818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47798,47818) = 2
LCM(47798,47818) = ( 47798 × 47818) / 2
LCM(47798,47818) = 2285604764 / 2
LCM(47798,47818) = 1142802382

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47798 and 47818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47798 and 47818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47798 and 47818.

Prime Factorization of 47798

Prime Factorization of 47818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47798 and 47818.

LCM(47798,47818) = 2¹ × 23899¹ × 23909¹
LCM(47798,47818) = 1142802382