What is the Least Common Multiple of 45018 and 45028?

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 45018 and 45028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45018 and 45028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45018,45028) = 2
LCM(45018,45028) = ( 45018 × 45028) / 2
LCM(45018,45028) = 2027070504 / 2
LCM(45018,45028) = 1013535252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45018 and 45028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45018 and 45028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45018 and 45028.

Prime Factorization of 45018

Prime Factorization of 45028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45018 and 45028.

LCM(45018,45028) = 2² × 3² × 41¹ × 61¹ × 11257¹
LCM(45018,45028) = 1013535252