What is the Least Common Multiple of 45145 and 45150?

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 45145 and 45150 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45145 and 45150, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45145,45150) = 5
LCM(45145,45150) = ( 45145 × 45150) / 5
LCM(45145,45150) = 2038296750 / 5
LCM(45145,45150) = 407659350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45145 and 45150 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45145 and 45150. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45145 and 45150.

Prime Factorization of 45145

Prime Factorization of 45150

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45145 and 45150.

LCM(45145,45150) = 5² × 9029¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 43¹
LCM(45145,45150) = 407659350