What is the Least Common Multiple of 45225 and 45245?

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 45225 and 45245 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45225 and 45245, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45225,45245) = 5
LCM(45225,45245) = ( 45225 × 45245) / 5
LCM(45225,45245) = 2046205125 / 5
LCM(45225,45245) = 409241025

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45225 and 45245 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45225 and 45245. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45225 and 45245.

Prime Factorization of 45225

Prime Factorization of 45245

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45225 and 45245.

LCM(45225,45245) = 3³ × 5² × 67¹ × 9049¹
LCM(45225,45245) = 409241025