What is the Least Common Multiple of 5047 and 5061?

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 5047 and 5061 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5047 and 5061, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5047,5061) = 7
LCM(5047,5061) = ( 5047 × 5061) / 7
LCM(5047,5061) = 25542867 / 7
LCM(5047,5061) = 3648981

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5047 and 5061 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5047 and 5061. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5047 and 5061.

Prime Factorization of 5047

Prime Factorization of 5061

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5047 and 5061.

LCM(5047,5061) = 7² × 103¹ × 3¹ × 241¹
LCM(5047,5061) = 3648981