What is the Least Common Multiple of 46500 and 46505?

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 46500 and 46505 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46500 and 46505, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46500,46505) = 5
LCM(46500,46505) = ( 46500 × 46505) / 5
LCM(46500,46505) = 2162482500 / 5
LCM(46500,46505) = 432496500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46500 and 46505 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46500 and 46505. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46500 and 46505.

Prime Factorization of 46500

Prime Factorization of 46505

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46500 and 46505.

LCM(46500,46505) = 2² × 3¹ × 5³ × 31¹ × 71¹ × 131¹
LCM(46500,46505) = 432496500