What is the Least Common Multiple of 46165 and 46185?

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 46165 and 46185 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46165 and 46185, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46165,46185) = 5
LCM(46165,46185) = ( 46165 × 46185) / 5
LCM(46165,46185) = 2132130525 / 5
LCM(46165,46185) = 426426105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46165 and 46185 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46165 and 46185. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46165 and 46185.

Prime Factorization of 46165

Prime Factorization of 46185

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46165 and 46185.

LCM(46165,46185) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1319¹ × 3¹ × 3079¹
LCM(46165,46185) = 426426105