What is the Least Common Multiple of 46503 and 46522?

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 46503 and 46522 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46503 and 46522, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46503,46522) = 1
LCM(46503,46522) = ( 46503 × 46522) / 1
LCM(46503,46522) = 2163412566 / 1
LCM(46503,46522) = 2163412566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46503 and 46522 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46503 and 46522. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46503 and 46522.

Prime Factorization of 46503

Prime Factorization of 46522

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46503 and 46522.

LCM(46503,46522) = 3² × 5167¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 3323¹
LCM(46503,46522) = 2163412566