What is the Least Common Multiple of 45217 and 45234?

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 45217 and 45234 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45217 and 45234, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45217,45234) = 1
LCM(45217,45234) = ( 45217 × 45234) / 1
LCM(45217,45234) = 2045345778 / 1
LCM(45217,45234) = 2045345778

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45217 and 45234 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45217 and 45234. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45217 and 45234.

Prime Factorization of 45217

Prime Factorization of 45234

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45217 and 45234.

LCM(45217,45234) = 103¹ × 439¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 359¹
LCM(45217,45234) = 2045345778