What is the Least Common Multiple of 46005 and 46022?

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 46005 and 46022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46005 and 46022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46005,46022) = 1
LCM(46005,46022) = ( 46005 × 46022) / 1
LCM(46005,46022) = 2117242110 / 1
LCM(46005,46022) = 2117242110

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46005 and 46022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46005 and 46022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46005 and 46022.

Prime Factorization of 46005

Prime Factorization of 46022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46005 and 46022.

LCM(46005,46022) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3067¹ × 2¹ × 23011¹
LCM(46005,46022) = 2117242110