What is the Least Common Multiple of 46000 and 46012?

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 46000 and 46012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46000 and 46012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46000,46012) = 4
LCM(46000,46012) = ( 46000 × 46012) / 4
LCM(46000,46012) = 2116552000 / 4
LCM(46000,46012) = 529138000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46000 and 46012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46000 and 46012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46000 and 46012.

Prime Factorization of 46000

Prime Factorization of 46012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46000 and 46012.

LCM(46000,46012) = 2⁴ × 5³ × 23¹ × 11503¹
LCM(46000,46012) = 529138000