What is the Least Common Multiple of 47846 and 47854?

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 47846 and 47854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47846 and 47854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47846,47854) = 2
LCM(47846,47854) = ( 47846 × 47854) / 2
LCM(47846,47854) = 2289622484 / 2
LCM(47846,47854) = 1144811242

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47846 and 47854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47846 and 47854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47846 and 47854.

Prime Factorization of 47846

Prime Factorization of 47854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47846 and 47854.

LCM(47846,47854) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 509¹ × 71¹ × 337¹
LCM(47846,47854) = 1144811242