What is the Least Common Multiple of 47800 and 47812?

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 47800 and 47812 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47800 and 47812, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47800,47812) = 4
LCM(47800,47812) = ( 47800 × 47812) / 4
LCM(47800,47812) = 2285413600 / 4
LCM(47800,47812) = 571353400

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47800 and 47812 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47800 and 47812. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47800 and 47812.

Prime Factorization of 47800

Prime Factorization of 47812

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47800 and 47812.

LCM(47800,47812) = 2³ × 5² × 239¹ × 11953¹
LCM(47800,47812) = 571353400