What is the Least Common Multiple of 46939 and 46945?

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 46939 and 46945 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46939 and 46945, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46939,46945) = 1
LCM(46939,46945) = ( 46939 × 46945) / 1
LCM(46939,46945) = 2203551355 / 1
LCM(46939,46945) = 2203551355

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46939 and 46945 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46939 and 46945. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46939 and 46945.

Prime Factorization of 46939

Prime Factorization of 46945

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46939 and 46945.

LCM(46939,46945) = 73¹ × 643¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 229¹
LCM(46939,46945) = 2203551355