What is the Least Common Multiple of 46130 and 46136?

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 46130 and 46136 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46130 and 46136, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46130,46136) = 2
LCM(46130,46136) = ( 46130 × 46136) / 2
LCM(46130,46136) = 2128253680 / 2
LCM(46130,46136) = 1064126840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46130 and 46136 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46130 and 46136. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46130 and 46136.

Prime Factorization of 46130

Prime Factorization of 46136

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46130 and 46136.

LCM(46130,46136) = 2³ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 659¹ × 73¹ × 79¹
LCM(46130,46136) = 1064126840