What is the Least Common Multiple of 46012 and 46029?

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 46012 and 46029 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46012 and 46029, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46012,46029) = 1
LCM(46012,46029) = ( 46012 × 46029) / 1
LCM(46012,46029) = 2117886348 / 1
LCM(46012,46029) = 2117886348

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46012 and 46029 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46012 and 46029. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46012 and 46029.

Prime Factorization of 46012

Prime Factorization of 46029

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46012 and 46029.

LCM(46012,46029) = 2² × 11503¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 229¹
LCM(46012,46029) = 2117886348