What is the Least Common Multiple of 47938 and 47953?

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 47938 and 47953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47938 and 47953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47938,47953) = 1
LCM(47938,47953) = ( 47938 × 47953) / 1
LCM(47938,47953) = 2298770914 / 1
LCM(47938,47953) = 2298770914

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47938 and 47953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47938 and 47953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47938 and 47953.

Prime Factorization of 47938

Prime Factorization of 47953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47938 and 47953.

LCM(47938,47953) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2179¹ × 79¹ × 607¹
LCM(47938,47953) = 2298770914