What is the Least Common Multiple of 46842 and 46856?

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 46842 and 46856 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46842 and 46856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46842,46856) = 2
LCM(46842,46856) = ( 46842 × 46856) / 2
LCM(46842,46856) = 2194828752 / 2
LCM(46842,46856) = 1097414376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46842 and 46856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46842 and 46856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46842 and 46856.

Prime Factorization of 46842

Prime Factorization of 46856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46842 and 46856.

LCM(46842,46856) = 2³ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 211¹ × 5857¹
LCM(46842,46856) = 1097414376