What is the Least Common Multiple of 47984 and 48002?

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 47984 and 48002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47984 and 48002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47984,48002) = 2
LCM(47984,48002) = ( 47984 × 48002) / 2
LCM(47984,48002) = 2303327968 / 2
LCM(47984,48002) = 1151663984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47984 and 48002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47984 and 48002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47984 and 48002.

Prime Factorization of 47984

Prime Factorization of 48002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47984 and 48002.

LCM(47984,48002) = 2⁴ × 2999¹ × 24001¹
LCM(47984,48002) = 1151663984