What is the Least Common Multiple of 46485 and 46500?

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 46485 and 46500 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46485 and 46500, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46485,46500) = 15
LCM(46485,46500) = ( 46485 × 46500) / 15
LCM(46485,46500) = 2161552500 / 15
LCM(46485,46500) = 144103500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46485 and 46500 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46485 and 46500. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46485 and 46500.

Prime Factorization of 46485

Prime Factorization of 46500

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46485 and 46500.

LCM(46485,46500) = 3² × 5³ × 1033¹ × 2² × 31¹
LCM(46485,46500) = 144103500