What is the Least Common Multiple of 45176 and 45194?

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 45176 and 45194 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45176 and 45194, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45176,45194) = 2
LCM(45176,45194) = ( 45176 × 45194) / 2
LCM(45176,45194) = 2041684144 / 2
LCM(45176,45194) = 1020842072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45176 and 45194 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45176 and 45194. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45176 and 45194.

Prime Factorization of 45176

Prime Factorization of 45194

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45176 and 45194.

LCM(45176,45194) = 2³ × 5647¹ × 59¹ × 383¹
LCM(45176,45194) = 1020842072