What is the Least Common Multiple of 46486 and 46497?

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 46486 and 46497 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46486 and 46497, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46486,46497) = 11
LCM(46486,46497) = ( 46486 × 46497) / 11
LCM(46486,46497) = 2161459542 / 11
LCM(46486,46497) = 196496322

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46486 and 46497 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46486 and 46497. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46486 and 46497.

Prime Factorization of 46486

Prime Factorization of 46497

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46486 and 46497.

LCM(46486,46497) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2113¹ × 3¹ × 1409¹
LCM(46486,46497) = 196496322