What is the Least Common Multiple of 22845 and 22850?

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 22845 and 22850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22845 and 22850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22845,22850) = 5
LCM(22845,22850) = ( 22845 × 22850) / 5
LCM(22845,22850) = 522008250 / 5
LCM(22845,22850) = 104401650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22845 and 22850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22845 and 22850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22845 and 22850.

Prime Factorization of 22845

Prime Factorization of 22850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22845 and 22850.

LCM(22845,22850) = 3¹ × 5² × 1523¹ × 2¹ × 457¹
LCM(22845,22850) = 104401650