What is the Least Common Multiple of 47844 and 47860?

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 47844 and 47860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47844 and 47860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47844,47860) = 4
LCM(47844,47860) = ( 47844 × 47860) / 4
LCM(47844,47860) = 2289813840 / 4
LCM(47844,47860) = 572453460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47844 and 47860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47844 and 47860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47844 and 47860.

Prime Factorization of 47844

Prime Factorization of 47860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47844 and 47860.

LCM(47844,47860) = 2² × 3³ × 443¹ × 5¹ × 2393¹
LCM(47844,47860) = 572453460