What is the Least Common Multiple of 46185 and 46202?

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 46185 and 46202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46185 and 46202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46185,46202) = 1
LCM(46185,46202) = ( 46185 × 46202) / 1
LCM(46185,46202) = 2133839370 / 1
LCM(46185,46202) = 2133839370

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46185 and 46202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46185 and 46202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46185 and 46202.

Prime Factorization of 46185

Prime Factorization of 46202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46185 and 46202.

LCM(46185,46202) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3079¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 1777¹
LCM(46185,46202) = 2133839370