What is the Least Common Multiple of 46341 and 46350?

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 46341 and 46350 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46341 and 46350, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46341,46350) = 9
LCM(46341,46350) = ( 46341 × 46350) / 9
LCM(46341,46350) = 2147905350 / 9
LCM(46341,46350) = 238656150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46341 and 46350 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46341 and 46350. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46341 and 46350.

Prime Factorization of 46341

Prime Factorization of 46350

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46341 and 46350.

LCM(46341,46350) = 3² × 19¹ × 271¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 103¹
LCM(46341,46350) = 238656150