What is the Least Common Multiple of 46931 and 46950?

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 46931 and 46950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46931 and 46950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46931,46950) = 1
LCM(46931,46950) = ( 46931 × 46950) / 1
LCM(46931,46950) = 2203410450 / 1
LCM(46931,46950) = 2203410450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46931 and 46950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46931 and 46950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46931 and 46950.

Prime Factorization of 46931

Prime Factorization of 46950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46931 and 46950.

LCM(46931,46950) = 71¹ × 661¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 313¹
LCM(46931,46950) = 2203410450