What is the Least Common Multiple of 47993 and 48008?

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 48008 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 48008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47993,48008) = 1
LCM(47993,48008) = ( 47993 × 48008) / 1
LCM(47993,48008) = 2304047944 / 1
LCM(47993,48008) = 2304047944

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47993 and 48008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47993 and 48008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47993 and 48008.

Prime Factorization of 47993

Prime Factorization of 48008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47993 and 48008.

LCM(47993,48008) = 11¹ × 4363¹ × 2³ × 17¹ × 353¹
LCM(47993,48008) = 2304047944