What is the Least Common Multiple of 46990 and 46999?

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 46990 and 46999 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46990 and 46999, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46990,46999) = 1
LCM(46990,46999) = ( 46990 × 46999) / 1
LCM(46990,46999) = 2208483010 / 1
LCM(46990,46999) = 2208483010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46990 and 46999 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46990 and 46999. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46990 and 46999.

Prime Factorization of 46990

Prime Factorization of 46999

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46990 and 46999.

LCM(46990,46999) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 127¹ × 43¹ × 1093¹
LCM(46990,46999) = 2208483010