What is the Least Common Multiple of 47993 and 47997?

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 47993 and 47997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47993 and 47997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47993,47997) = 1
LCM(47993,47997) = ( 47993 × 47997) / 1
LCM(47993,47997) = 2303520021 / 1
LCM(47993,47997) = 2303520021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47993 and 47997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47993 and 47997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47993 and 47997.

Prime Factorization of 47993

Prime Factorization of 47997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47993 and 47997.

LCM(47993,47997) = 11¹ × 4363¹ × 3² × 5333¹
LCM(47993,47997) = 2303520021