What is the Least Common Multiple of 46476 and 46491?

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 46476 and 46491 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46476 and 46491, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46476,46491) = 3
LCM(46476,46491) = ( 46476 × 46491) / 3
LCM(46476,46491) = 2160715716 / 3
LCM(46476,46491) = 720238572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46476 and 46491 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46476 and 46491. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46476 and 46491.

Prime Factorization of 46476

Prime Factorization of 46491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46476 and 46491.

LCM(46476,46491) = 2² × 3² × 1291¹ × 15497¹
LCM(46476,46491) = 720238572