What is the Least Common Multiple of 47927 and 47942?

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 47927 and 47942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47927 and 47942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47927,47942) = 1
LCM(47927,47942) = ( 47927 × 47942) / 1
LCM(47927,47942) = 2297716234 / 1
LCM(47927,47942) = 2297716234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47927 and 47942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47927 and 47942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47927 and 47942.

Prime Factorization of 47927

Prime Factorization of 47942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47927 and 47942.

LCM(47927,47942) = 11¹ × 4357¹ × 2¹ × 23971¹
LCM(47927,47942) = 2297716234