What is the Least Common Multiple of 46743 and 46758?

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 46743 and 46758 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46743 and 46758, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46743,46758) = 3
LCM(46743,46758) = ( 46743 × 46758) / 3
LCM(46743,46758) = 2185609194 / 3
LCM(46743,46758) = 728536398

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46743 and 46758 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46743 and 46758. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46743 and 46758.

Prime Factorization of 46743

Prime Factorization of 46758

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46743 and 46758.

LCM(46743,46758) = 3¹ × 15581¹ × 2¹ × 7793¹
LCM(46743,46758) = 728536398