What is the Least Common Multiple of 46967 and 46987?

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 46967 and 46987 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46967 and 46987, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46967,46987) = 1
LCM(46967,46987) = ( 46967 × 46987) / 1
LCM(46967,46987) = 2206838429 / 1
LCM(46967,46987) = 2206838429

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46967 and 46987 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46967 and 46987. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46967 and 46987.

Prime Factorization of 46967

Prime Factorization of 46987

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46967 and 46987.

LCM(46967,46987) = 67¹ × 701¹ × 19¹ × 2473¹
LCM(46967,46987) = 2206838429