What is the Least Common Multiple of 47842 and 47846?

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 47842 and 47846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47842 and 47846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47842,47846) = 2
LCM(47842,47846) = ( 47842 × 47846) / 2
LCM(47842,47846) = 2289048332 / 2
LCM(47842,47846) = 1144524166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47842 and 47846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47842 and 47846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47842 and 47846.

Prime Factorization of 47842

Prime Factorization of 47846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47842 and 47846.

LCM(47842,47846) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1259¹ × 47¹ × 509¹
LCM(47842,47846) = 1144524166