What is the Least Common Multiple of 46935 and 46948?

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 46935 and 46948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46935 and 46948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46935,46948) = 1
LCM(46935,46948) = ( 46935 × 46948) / 1
LCM(46935,46948) = 2203504380 / 1
LCM(46935,46948) = 2203504380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46935 and 46948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46935 and 46948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46935 and 46948.

Prime Factorization of 46935

Prime Factorization of 46948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46935 and 46948.

LCM(46935,46948) = 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 149¹ × 2² × 11² × 97¹
LCM(46935,46948) = 2203504380