What is the Least Common Multiple of 46701 and 46713?

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 46701 and 46713 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 46701 and 46713, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(46701,46713) = 3
LCM(46701,46713) = ( 46701 × 46713) / 3
LCM(46701,46713) = 2181543813 / 3
LCM(46701,46713) = 727181271

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 46701 and 46713 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 46701 and 46713. First we will calculate the prime factors of 46701 and 46713.

Prime Factorization of 46701

Prime Factorization of 46713

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 46701 and 46713.

LCM(46701,46713) = 3² × 5189¹ × 23¹ × 677¹
LCM(46701,46713) = 727181271