What is the Least Common Multiple of 46490 and 46495?

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 46490 and 46495 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46490 and 46495, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46490,46495) = 5
LCM(46490,46495) = ( 46490 × 46495) / 5
LCM(46490,46495) = 2161552550 / 5
LCM(46490,46495) = 432310510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46490 and 46495 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46490 and 46495. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46490 and 46495.

Prime Factorization of 46490

Prime Factorization of 46495

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46490 and 46495.

LCM(46490,46495) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4649¹ × 17¹ × 547¹
LCM(46490,46495) = 432310510