What is the Least Common Multiple of 45042 and 45059?

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 45042 and 45059 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45042 and 45059, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45042,45059) = 1
LCM(45042,45059) = ( 45042 × 45059) / 1
LCM(45042,45059) = 2029547478 / 1
LCM(45042,45059) = 2029547478

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45042 and 45059 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45042 and 45059. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45042 and 45059.

Prime Factorization of 45042

Prime Factorization of 45059

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45042 and 45059.

LCM(45042,45059) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7507¹ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 157¹
LCM(45042,45059) = 2029547478