What is the Least Common Multiple of 45220 and 45226?

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 45220 and 45226 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45220 and 45226, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45220,45226) = 2
LCM(45220,45226) = ( 45220 × 45226) / 2
LCM(45220,45226) = 2045119720 / 2
LCM(45220,45226) = 1022559860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45220 and 45226 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45220 and 45226. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45220 and 45226.

Prime Factorization of 45220

Prime Factorization of 45226

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45220 and 45226.

LCM(45220,45226) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 22613¹
LCM(45220,45226) = 1022559860