What is the Least Common Multiple of 47937 and 47949?

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 47937 and 47949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47937 and 47949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47937,47949) = 3
LCM(47937,47949) = ( 47937 × 47949) / 3
LCM(47937,47949) = 2298531213 / 3
LCM(47937,47949) = 766177071

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47937 and 47949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47937 and 47949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47937 and 47949.

Prime Factorization of 47937

Prime Factorization of 47949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47937 and 47949.

LCM(47937,47949) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 29² × 11¹ × 1453¹
LCM(47937,47949) = 766177071