What is the Least Common Multiple of 46840 and 46855?

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 46840 and 46855 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46840 and 46855, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46840,46855) = 5
LCM(46840,46855) = ( 46840 × 46855) / 5
LCM(46840,46855) = 2194688200 / 5
LCM(46840,46855) = 438937640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46840 and 46855 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46840 and 46855. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46840 and 46855.

Prime Factorization of 46840

Prime Factorization of 46855

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46840 and 46855.

LCM(46840,46855) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1171¹ × 9371¹
LCM(46840,46855) = 438937640