What is the Least Common Multiple of 45173 and 45183?

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 45173 and 45183 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45173 and 45183, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45173,45183) = 1
LCM(45173,45183) = ( 45173 × 45183) / 1
LCM(45173,45183) = 2041051659 / 1
LCM(45173,45183) = 2041051659

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45173 and 45183 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45173 and 45183. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45173 and 45183.

Prime Factorization of 45173

Prime Factorization of 45183

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45173 and 45183.

LCM(45173,45183) = 199¹ × 227¹ × 3¹ × 15061¹
LCM(45173,45183) = 2041051659