What is the Least Common Multiple of 46662 and 46671?

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 46662 and 46671 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46662 and 46671, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46662,46671) = 3
LCM(46662,46671) = ( 46662 × 46671) / 3
LCM(46662,46671) = 2177762202 / 3
LCM(46662,46671) = 725920734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46662 and 46671 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46662 and 46671. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46662 and 46671.

Prime Factorization of 46662

Prime Factorization of 46671

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46662 and 46671.

LCM(46662,46671) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 101¹ × 47¹ × 331¹
LCM(46662,46671) = 725920734