What is the Least Common Multiple of 46637 and 46653?

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 46637 and 46653 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46637 and 46653, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46637,46653) = 1
LCM(46637,46653) = ( 46637 × 46653) / 1
LCM(46637,46653) = 2175755961 / 1
LCM(46637,46653) = 2175755961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46637 and 46653 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46637 and 46653. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46637 and 46653.

Prime Factorization of 46637

Prime Factorization of 46653

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46637 and 46653.

LCM(46637,46653) = 149¹ × 313¹ × 3¹ × 15551¹
LCM(46637,46653) = 2175755961