What is the Least Common Multiple of 45134 and 45148?

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 45134 and 45148 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45134 and 45148, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45134,45148) = 2
LCM(45134,45148) = ( 45134 × 45148) / 2
LCM(45134,45148) = 2037709832 / 2
LCM(45134,45148) = 1018854916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45134 and 45148 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45134 and 45148. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45134 and 45148.

Prime Factorization of 45134

Prime Factorization of 45148

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45134 and 45148.

LCM(45134,45148) = 2² × 22567¹ × 11287¹
LCM(45134,45148) = 1018854916