What is the Least Common Multiple of 45182 and 45186?

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 45182 and 45186 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45182 and 45186, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45182,45186) = 2
LCM(45182,45186) = ( 45182 × 45186) / 2
LCM(45182,45186) = 2041593852 / 2
LCM(45182,45186) = 1020796926

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45182 and 45186 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45182 and 45186. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45182 and 45186.

Prime Factorization of 45182

Prime Factorization of 45186

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45182 and 45186.

LCM(45182,45186) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 29¹ × 41¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 443¹
LCM(45182,45186) = 1020796926