What is the Least Common Multiple of 45211 and 45216?

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 45211 and 45216 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45211 and 45216, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45211,45216) = 1
LCM(45211,45216) = ( 45211 × 45216) / 1
LCM(45211,45216) = 2044260576 / 1
LCM(45211,45216) = 2044260576

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45211 and 45216 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45211 and 45216. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45211 and 45216.

Prime Factorization of 45211

Prime Factorization of 45216

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45211 and 45216.

LCM(45211,45216) = 29¹ × 1559¹ × 2⁵ × 3² × 157¹
LCM(45211,45216) = 2044260576