What is the Least Common Multiple of 45148 and 45159?

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 45148 and 45159 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45148 and 45159, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45148,45159) = 1
LCM(45148,45159) = ( 45148 × 45159) / 1
LCM(45148,45159) = 2038838532 / 1
LCM(45148,45159) = 2038838532

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45148 and 45159 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45148 and 45159. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45148 and 45159.

Prime Factorization of 45148

Prime Factorization of 45159

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45148 and 45159.

LCM(45148,45159) = 2² × 11287¹ × 3¹ × 15053¹
LCM(45148,45159) = 2038838532