What is the Least Common Multiple of 47901 and 47915?

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 47901 and 47915 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47901 and 47915, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47901,47915) = 7
LCM(47901,47915) = ( 47901 × 47915) / 7
LCM(47901,47915) = 2295176415 / 7
LCM(47901,47915) = 327882345

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47901 and 47915 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47901 and 47915. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47901 and 47915.

Prime Factorization of 47901

Prime Factorization of 47915

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47901 and 47915.

LCM(47901,47915) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2281¹ × 5¹ × 37²
LCM(47901,47915) = 327882345