What is the Least Common Multiple of 45038 and 45047?

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 45038 and 45047 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45038 and 45047, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45038,45047) = 1
LCM(45038,45047) = ( 45038 × 45047) / 1
LCM(45038,45047) = 2028826786 / 1
LCM(45038,45047) = 2028826786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45038 and 45047 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45038 and 45047. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45038 and 45047.

Prime Factorization of 45038

Prime Factorization of 45047

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45038 and 45047.

LCM(45038,45047) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3217¹ × 107¹ × 421¹
LCM(45038,45047) = 2028826786