What is the Least Common Multiple of 46662 and 46676?

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 46662 and 46676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46662 and 46676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46662,46676) = 14
LCM(46662,46676) = ( 46662 × 46676) / 14
LCM(46662,46676) = 2177995512 / 14
LCM(46662,46676) = 155571108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46662 and 46676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46662 and 46676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46662 and 46676.

Prime Factorization of 46662

Prime Factorization of 46676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46662 and 46676.

LCM(46662,46676) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 101¹ × 1667¹
LCM(46662,46676) = 155571108