What is the Least Common Multiple of 46540 and 46548?

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 46540 and 46548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46540 and 46548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46540,46548) = 4
LCM(46540,46548) = ( 46540 × 46548) / 4
LCM(46540,46548) = 2166343920 / 4
LCM(46540,46548) = 541585980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46540 and 46548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46540 and 46548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46540 and 46548.

Prime Factorization of 46540

Prime Factorization of 46548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46540 and 46548.

LCM(46540,46548) = 2² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 179¹ × 3³ × 431¹
LCM(46540,46548) = 541585980