What is the Least Common Multiple of 46554 and 46559?

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 46554 and 46559 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46554 and 46559, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46554,46559) = 1
LCM(46554,46559) = ( 46554 × 46559) / 1
LCM(46554,46559) = 2167507686 / 1
LCM(46554,46559) = 2167507686

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46554 and 46559 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46554 and 46559. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46554 and 46559.

Prime Factorization of 46554

Prime Factorization of 46559

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46554 and 46559.

LCM(46554,46559) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7759¹ × 46559¹
LCM(46554,46559) = 2167507686