What is the Least Common Multiple of 46348 and 46365?

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 46348 and 46365 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46348 and 46365, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46348,46365) = 1
LCM(46348,46365) = ( 46348 × 46365) / 1
LCM(46348,46365) = 2148925020 / 1
LCM(46348,46365) = 2148925020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46348 and 46365 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46348 and 46365. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46348 and 46365.

Prime Factorization of 46348

Prime Factorization of 46365

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46348 and 46365.

LCM(46348,46365) = 2² × 11587¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 281¹
LCM(46348,46365) = 2148925020