What is the Least Common Multiple of 47929 and 47948?

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 47929 and 47948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47929 and 47948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47929,47948) = 1
LCM(47929,47948) = ( 47929 × 47948) / 1
LCM(47929,47948) = 2298099692 / 1
LCM(47929,47948) = 2298099692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47929 and 47948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47929 and 47948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47929 and 47948.

Prime Factorization of 47929

Prime Factorization of 47948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47929 and 47948.

LCM(47929,47948) = 7¹ × 41¹ × 167¹ × 2² × 11987¹
LCM(47929,47948) = 2298099692