What is the Least Common Multiple of 45156 and 45171?

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 45156 and 45171 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45156 and 45171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45156,45171) = 3
LCM(45156,45171) = ( 45156 × 45171) / 3
LCM(45156,45171) = 2039741676 / 3
LCM(45156,45171) = 679913892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45156 and 45171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45156 and 45171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45156 and 45171.

Prime Factorization of 45156

Prime Factorization of 45171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45156 and 45171.

LCM(45156,45171) = 2² × 3³ × 53¹ × 71¹ × 7¹ × 239¹
LCM(45156,45171) = 679913892