What is the Least Common Multiple of 46167 and 46173?

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 46167 and 46173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46167 and 46173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46167,46173) = 3
LCM(46167,46173) = ( 46167 × 46173) / 3
LCM(46167,46173) = 2131668891 / 3
LCM(46167,46173) = 710556297

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46167 and 46173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46167 and 46173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46167 and 46173.

Prime Factorization of 46167

Prime Factorization of 46173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46167 and 46173.

LCM(46167,46173) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1399¹ × 15391¹
LCM(46167,46173) = 710556297