What is the Least Common Multiple of 45016 and 45022?

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 45016 and 45022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45016 and 45022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45016,45022) = 2
LCM(45016,45022) = ( 45016 × 45022) / 2
LCM(45016,45022) = 2026710352 / 2
LCM(45016,45022) = 1013355176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45016 and 45022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45016 and 45022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45016 and 45022.

Prime Factorization of 45016

Prime Factorization of 45022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45016 and 45022.

LCM(45016,45022) = 2³ × 17¹ × 331¹ × 22511¹
LCM(45016,45022) = 1013355176