What is the Least Common Multiple of 46831 and 46851?

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 46831 and 46851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46831 and 46851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46831,46851) = 1
LCM(46831,46851) = ( 46831 × 46851) / 1
LCM(46831,46851) = 2194079181 / 1
LCM(46831,46851) = 2194079181

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46831 and 46851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46831 and 46851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46831 and 46851.

Prime Factorization of 46831

Prime Factorization of 46851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46831 and 46851.

LCM(46831,46851) = 46831¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 97¹
LCM(46831,46851) = 2194079181