What is the least common multiple of 52 and 47? (LCM of 52 and 47)?

What is the Least Common Multiple of 52 and 47?

The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52 and 47 is the smallest positive number that is a multiple of both 52 and 47.

Here we will show you two different ways to figure out the Least Common Multiple of 52 and 47.

Our favorite way is to find the prime factors of each number and then merge them together to get the answer.

The prime factor(s) of 52 are:
2 x 2 x 13

The prime factor(s) of 47 are:
1 x 47

Merging them together using the least amount of factors, you get:

2 x 2 x 13 x 47

Then you can multiply those numbers together to get the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52 and 47 as follows:

2444

To find the Least Common Multiple of 52 and 47, you can also make a list of multiples of 52 and a list of multiples of 47.

Multiples of 52 would be 52, 104, 156, 208 and so on.

Multiples of 47 would be 47, 94, 141, 188 and so on.

Now, compare the two lists to find the smallest number the two lists have in common, which is the Least Common Multiple of 52 and 47. You will once again see that the answer will be:

2444

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Prime Factorization of 52

Prime Factorization of 47

Multiples of 52

Multiples of 47