What is the Least Common Multiple of 46886 and 46893?

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 46886 and 46893 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46886 and 46893, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46886,46893) = 7
LCM(46886,46893) = ( 46886 × 46893) / 7
LCM(46886,46893) = 2198625198 / 7
LCM(46886,46893) = 314089314

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46886 and 46893 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46886 and 46893. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46886 and 46893.

Prime Factorization of 46886

Prime Factorization of 46893

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46886 and 46893.

LCM(46886,46893) = 2¹ × 7² × 17¹ × 197¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 29¹
LCM(46886,46893) = 314089314