What is the Least Common Multiple of 47980 and 47993?

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 47980 and 47993 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47980 and 47993, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47980,47993) = 1
LCM(47980,47993) = ( 47980 × 47993) / 1
LCM(47980,47993) = 2302704140 / 1
LCM(47980,47993) = 2302704140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47980 and 47993 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47980 and 47993. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47980 and 47993.

Prime Factorization of 47980

Prime Factorization of 47993

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47980 and 47993.

LCM(47980,47993) = 2² × 5¹ × 2399¹ × 11¹ × 4363¹
LCM(47980,47993) = 2302704140