What is the Least Common Multiple of 45188 and 45206?

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 45188 and 45206 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45188 and 45206, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45188,45206) = 2
LCM(45188,45206) = ( 45188 × 45206) / 2
LCM(45188,45206) = 2042768728 / 2
LCM(45188,45206) = 1021384364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45188 and 45206 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45188 and 45206. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45188 and 45206.

Prime Factorization of 45188

Prime Factorization of 45206

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45188 and 45206.

LCM(45188,45206) = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 79¹ × 7¹ × 3229¹
LCM(45188,45206) = 1021384364