What is the Least Common Multiple of 46890 and 46904?

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 46890 and 46904 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46890 and 46904, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46890,46904) = 2
LCM(46890,46904) = ( 46890 × 46904) / 2
LCM(46890,46904) = 2199328560 / 2
LCM(46890,46904) = 1099664280

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46890 and 46904 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46890 and 46904. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46890 and 46904.

Prime Factorization of 46890

Prime Factorization of 46904

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46890 and 46904.

LCM(46890,46904) = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 521¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 41¹
LCM(46890,46904) = 1099664280