What is the Least Common Multiple of 46761 and 46780?

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 46761 and 46780 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46761 and 46780, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46761,46780) = 1
LCM(46761,46780) = ( 46761 × 46780) / 1
LCM(46761,46780) = 2187479580 / 1
LCM(46761,46780) = 2187479580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46761 and 46780 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46761 and 46780. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46761 and 46780.

Prime Factorization of 46761

Prime Factorization of 46780

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46761 and 46780.

LCM(46761,46780) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 109¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 2339¹
LCM(46761,46780) = 2187479580