What is the Least Common Multiple of 46018 and 46037?

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 46018 and 46037 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46018 and 46037, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46018,46037) = 19
LCM(46018,46037) = ( 46018 × 46037) / 19
LCM(46018,46037) = 2118530666 / 19
LCM(46018,46037) = 111501614

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46018 and 46037 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46018 and 46037. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46018 and 46037.

Prime Factorization of 46018

Prime Factorization of 46037

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46018 and 46037.

LCM(46018,46037) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 173¹ × 2423¹
LCM(46018,46037) = 111501614