What is the Least Common Multiple of 46172 and 46178?

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 46172 and 46178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46172 and 46178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46172,46178) = 2
LCM(46172,46178) = ( 46172 × 46178) / 2
LCM(46172,46178) = 2132130616 / 2
LCM(46172,46178) = 1066065308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46172 and 46178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46172 and 46178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46172 and 46178.

Prime Factorization of 46172

Prime Factorization of 46178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46172 and 46178.

LCM(46172,46178) = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 97¹ × 11¹ × 2099¹
LCM(46172,46178) = 1066065308