What is the Least Common Multiple of 46932 and 46946?

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 46932 and 46946 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46932 and 46946, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46932,46946) = 2
LCM(46932,46946) = ( 46932 × 46946) / 2
LCM(46932,46946) = 2203269672 / 2
LCM(46932,46946) = 1101634836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46932 and 46946 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46932 and 46946. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46932 and 46946.

Prime Factorization of 46932

Prime Factorization of 46946

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46932 and 46946.

LCM(46932,46946) = 2² × 3¹ × 3911¹ × 23473¹
LCM(46932,46946) = 1101634836