What is the Least Common Multiple of 45073 and 45077?

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 45073 and 45077 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45073 and 45077, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45073,45077) = 1
LCM(45073,45077) = ( 45073 × 45077) / 1
LCM(45073,45077) = 2031755621 / 1
LCM(45073,45077) = 2031755621

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45073 and 45077 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45073 and 45077. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45073 and 45077.

Prime Factorization of 45073

Prime Factorization of 45077

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45073 and 45077.

LCM(45073,45077) = 7¹ × 47¹ × 137¹ × 45077¹
LCM(45073,45077) = 2031755621