What is the Least Common Multiple of 46602 and 46611?

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 46602 and 46611 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46602 and 46611, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46602,46611) = 9
LCM(46602,46611) = ( 46602 × 46611) / 9
LCM(46602,46611) = 2172165822 / 9
LCM(46602,46611) = 241351758

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46602 and 46611 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46602 and 46611. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46602 and 46611.

Prime Factorization of 46602

Prime Factorization of 46611

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46602 and 46611.

LCM(46602,46611) = 2¹ × 3³ × 863¹ × 5179¹
LCM(46602,46611) = 241351758