What is the Least Common Multiple of 45021 and 45027?

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 45021 and 45027 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45021 and 45027, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45021,45027) = 3
LCM(45021,45027) = ( 45021 × 45027) / 3
LCM(45021,45027) = 2027160567 / 3
LCM(45021,45027) = 675720189

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45021 and 45027 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45021 and 45027. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45021 and 45027.

Prime Factorization of 45021

Prime Factorization of 45027

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45021 and 45027.

LCM(45021,45027) = 3² × 43¹ × 349¹ × 5003¹
LCM(45021,45027) = 675720189