What is the Least Common Multiple of 46274 and 46285?

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 46274 and 46285 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46274 and 46285, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46274,46285) = 1
LCM(46274,46285) = ( 46274 × 46285) / 1
LCM(46274,46285) = 2141792090 / 1
LCM(46274,46285) = 2141792090

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46274 and 46285 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46274 and 46285. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46274 and 46285.

Prime Factorization of 46274

Prime Factorization of 46285

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46274 and 46285.

LCM(46274,46285) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1361¹ × 5¹ × 9257¹
LCM(46274,46285) = 2141792090