What is the Least Common Multiple of 45050 and 45060?

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 45050 and 45060 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45050 and 45060, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45050,45060) = 10
LCM(45050,45060) = ( 45050 × 45060) / 10
LCM(45050,45060) = 2029953000 / 10
LCM(45050,45060) = 202995300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45050 and 45060 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45050 and 45060. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45050 and 45060.

Prime Factorization of 45050

Prime Factorization of 45060

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45050 and 45060.

LCM(45050,45060) = 2² × 5² × 17¹ × 53¹ × 3¹ × 751¹
LCM(45050,45060) = 202995300