What is the Least Common Multiple of 46945 and 46951?

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 46945 and 46951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46945 and 46951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46945,46951) = 1
LCM(46945,46951) = ( 46945 × 46951) / 1
LCM(46945,46951) = 2204114695 / 1
LCM(46945,46951) = 2204114695

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46945 and 46951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46945 and 46951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46945 and 46951.

Prime Factorization of 46945

Prime Factorization of 46951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46945 and 46951.

LCM(46945,46951) = 5¹ × 41¹ × 229¹ × 29¹ × 1619¹
LCM(46945,46951) = 2204114695