What is the Least Common Multiple of 46857 and 46863?

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 46857 and 46863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46857 and 46863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46857,46863) = 3
LCM(46857,46863) = ( 46857 × 46863) / 3
LCM(46857,46863) = 2195859591 / 3
LCM(46857,46863) = 731953197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46857 and 46863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46857 and 46863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46857 and 46863.

Prime Factorization of 46857

Prime Factorization of 46863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46857 and 46863.

LCM(46857,46863) = 3² × 15619¹ × 41¹ × 127¹
LCM(46857,46863) = 731953197