What is the Least Common Multiple of 45157 and 45164?

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 45157 and 45164 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45157 and 45164, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45157,45164) = 7
LCM(45157,45164) = ( 45157 × 45164) / 7
LCM(45157,45164) = 2039470748 / 7
LCM(45157,45164) = 291352964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45157 and 45164 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45157 and 45164. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45157 and 45164.

Prime Factorization of 45157

Prime Factorization of 45164

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45157 and 45164.

LCM(45157,45164) = 7¹ × 6451¹ × 2² × 1613¹
LCM(45157,45164) = 291352964