What is the Least Common Multiple of 46436 and 46453?

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 46436 and 46453 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46436 and 46453, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46436,46453) = 1
LCM(46436,46453) = ( 46436 × 46453) / 1
LCM(46436,46453) = 2157091508 / 1
LCM(46436,46453) = 2157091508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46436 and 46453 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46436 and 46453. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46436 and 46453.

Prime Factorization of 46436

Prime Factorization of 46453

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46436 and 46453.

LCM(46436,46453) = 2² × 13¹ × 19¹ × 47¹ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 103¹
LCM(46436,46453) = 2157091508