What is the Least Common Multiple of 46013 and 46018?

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 46013 and 46018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46013 and 46018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46013,46018) = 1
LCM(46013,46018) = ( 46013 × 46018) / 1
LCM(46013,46018) = 2117426234 / 1
LCM(46013,46018) = 2117426234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46013 and 46018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46013 and 46018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46013 and 46018.

Prime Factorization of 46013

Prime Factorization of 46018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46013 and 46018.

LCM(46013,46018) = 11¹ × 47¹ × 89¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 173¹
LCM(46013,46018) = 2117426234