What is the Least Common Multiple of 46818 and 46835?

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 46818 and 46835 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46818 and 46835, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46818,46835) = 17
LCM(46818,46835) = ( 46818 × 46835) / 17
LCM(46818,46835) = 2192721030 / 17
LCM(46818,46835) = 128983590

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46818 and 46835 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46818 and 46835. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46818 and 46835.

Prime Factorization of 46818

Prime Factorization of 46835

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46818 and 46835.

LCM(46818,46835) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 17² × 5¹ × 19¹ × 29¹
LCM(46818,46835) = 128983590