What is the Least Common Multiple of 46638 and 46644?

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 46638 and 46644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46638 and 46644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46638,46644) = 6
LCM(46638,46644) = ( 46638 × 46644) / 6
LCM(46638,46644) = 2175382872 / 6
LCM(46638,46644) = 362563812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46638 and 46644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46638 and 46644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46638 and 46644.

Prime Factorization of 46638

Prime Factorization of 46644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46638 and 46644.

LCM(46638,46644) = 2² × 3² × 2591¹ × 13² × 23¹
LCM(46638,46644) = 362563812