What is the Least Common Multiple of 45074 and 45082?

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 45074 and 45082 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45074 and 45082, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45074,45082) = 2
LCM(45074,45082) = ( 45074 × 45082) / 2
LCM(45074,45082) = 2032026068 / 2
LCM(45074,45082) = 1016013034

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45074 and 45082 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45074 and 45082. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45074 and 45082.

Prime Factorization of 45074

Prime Factorization of 45082

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45074 and 45082.

LCM(45074,45082) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 727¹ × 22541¹
LCM(45074,45082) = 1016013034