What is the Least Common Multiple of 46004 and 46010?

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 46004 and 46010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46004 and 46010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46004,46010) = 2
LCM(46004,46010) = ( 46004 × 46010) / 2
LCM(46004,46010) = 2116644040 / 2
LCM(46004,46010) = 1058322020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46004 and 46010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46004 and 46010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46004 and 46010.

Prime Factorization of 46004

Prime Factorization of 46010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46004 and 46010.

LCM(46004,46010) = 2² × 7¹ × 31¹ × 53¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 107¹
LCM(46004,46010) = 1058322020