What is the Least Common Multiple of 46690 and 46698?

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 46690 and 46698 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46690 and 46698, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46690,46698) = 2
LCM(46690,46698) = ( 46690 × 46698) / 2
LCM(46690,46698) = 2180329620 / 2
LCM(46690,46698) = 1090164810

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46690 and 46698 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46690 and 46698. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46690 and 46698.

Prime Factorization of 46690

Prime Factorization of 46698

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46690 and 46698.

LCM(46690,46698) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 181¹
LCM(46690,46698) = 1090164810