What is the Least Common Multiple of 45046 and 45061?

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 45046 and 45061 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45046 and 45061, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45046,45061) = 1
LCM(45046,45061) = ( 45046 × 45061) / 1
LCM(45046,45061) = 2029817806 / 1
LCM(45046,45061) = 2029817806

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45046 and 45061 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45046 and 45061. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45046 and 45061.

Prime Factorization of 45046

Prime Factorization of 45061

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45046 and 45061.

LCM(45046,45061) = 2¹ × 101¹ × 223¹ × 45061¹
LCM(45046,45061) = 2029817806