What is the Least Common Multiple of 45037 and 45046?

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 45037 and 45046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45037 and 45046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45037,45046) = 1
LCM(45037,45046) = ( 45037 × 45046) / 1
LCM(45037,45046) = 2028736702 / 1
LCM(45037,45046) = 2028736702

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45037 and 45046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45037 and 45046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45037 and 45046.

Prime Factorization of 45037

Prime Factorization of 45046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45037 and 45046.

LCM(45037,45046) = 29¹ × 1553¹ × 2¹ × 101¹ × 223¹
LCM(45037,45046) = 2028736702