What is the Least Common Multiple of 45996 and 46001?

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 45996 and 46001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45996 and 46001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45996,46001) = 1
LCM(45996,46001) = ( 45996 × 46001) / 1
LCM(45996,46001) = 2115861996 / 1
LCM(45996,46001) = 2115861996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45996 and 46001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45996 and 46001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45996 and 46001.

Prime Factorization of 45996

Prime Factorization of 46001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45996 and 46001.

LCM(45996,46001) = 2² × 3¹ × 3833¹ × 157¹ × 293¹
LCM(45996,46001) = 2115861996