What is the Least Common Multiple of 45009 and 45014?

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 45009 and 45014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45009 and 45014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45009,45014) = 1
LCM(45009,45014) = ( 45009 × 45014) / 1
LCM(45009,45014) = 2026035126 / 1
LCM(45009,45014) = 2026035126

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45009 and 45014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45009 and 45014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45009 and 45014.

Prime Factorization of 45009

Prime Factorization of 45014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45009 and 45014.

LCM(45009,45014) = 3³ × 1667¹ × 2¹ × 71¹ × 317¹
LCM(45009,45014) = 2026035126