What is the Least Common Multiple of 47877 and 47897?

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 47877 and 47897 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47877 and 47897, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47877,47897) = 1
LCM(47877,47897) = ( 47877 × 47897) / 1
LCM(47877,47897) = 2293164669 / 1
LCM(47877,47897) = 2293164669

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47877 and 47897 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47877 and 47897. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47877 and 47897.

Prime Factorization of 47877

Prime Factorization of 47897

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47877 and 47897.

LCM(47877,47897) = 3¹ × 15959¹ × 211¹ × 227¹
LCM(47877,47897) = 2293164669