What is the Least Common Multiple of 46495 and 46515?

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 46495 and 46515 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46495 and 46515, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46495,46515) = 5
LCM(46495,46515) = ( 46495 × 46515) / 5
LCM(46495,46515) = 2162714925 / 5
LCM(46495,46515) = 432542985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46495 and 46515 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46495 and 46515. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46495 and 46515.

Prime Factorization of 46495

Prime Factorization of 46515

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46495 and 46515.

LCM(46495,46515) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 547¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 443¹
LCM(46495,46515) = 432542985