What is the Least Common Multiple of 46945 and 46955?

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 46955 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 46955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46945,46955) = 5
LCM(46945,46955) = ( 46945 × 46955) / 5
LCM(46945,46955) = 2204302475 / 5
LCM(46945,46955) = 440860495

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46945 and 46955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46945 and 46955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46945 and 46955.

Prime Factorization of 46945

Prime Factorization of 46955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46945 and 46955.

LCM(46945,46955) = 5¹ × 41¹ × 229¹ × 9391¹
LCM(46945,46955) = 440860495