What is the Least Common Multiple of 4846 and 4851?

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 4846 and 4851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 4846 and 4851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(4846,4851) = 1
LCM(4846,4851) = ( 4846 × 4851) / 1
LCM(4846,4851) = 23507946 / 1
LCM(4846,4851) = 23507946

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4846 and 4851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 4846 and 4851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 4846 and 4851.

Prime Factorization of 4846

Prime Factorization of 4851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 4846 and 4851.

LCM(4846,4851) = 2¹ × 2423¹ × 3² × 7² × 11¹
LCM(4846,4851) = 23507946