What is the Least Common Multiple of 45986 and 46003?

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 45986 and 46003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45986 and 46003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45986,46003) = 1
LCM(45986,46003) = ( 45986 × 46003) / 1
LCM(45986,46003) = 2115493958 / 1
LCM(45986,46003) = 2115493958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45986 and 46003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45986 and 46003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45986 and 46003.

Prime Factorization of 45986

Prime Factorization of 46003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45986 and 46003.

LCM(45986,46003) = 2¹ × 22993¹ × 179¹ × 257¹
LCM(45986,46003) = 2115493958