What is the Least Common Multiple of 46549 and 46560?

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 46549 and 46560 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46549 and 46560, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46549,46560) = 1
LCM(46549,46560) = ( 46549 × 46560) / 1
LCM(46549,46560) = 2167321440 / 1
LCM(46549,46560) = 2167321440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46549 and 46560 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46549 and 46560. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46549 and 46560.

Prime Factorization of 46549

Prime Factorization of 46560

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46549 and 46560.

LCM(46549,46560) = 46549¹ × 2⁵ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 97¹
LCM(46549,46560) = 2167321440