What is the Least Common Multiple of 45235 and 45241?

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 45235 and 45241 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45235 and 45241, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45235,45241) = 1
LCM(45235,45241) = ( 45235 × 45241) / 1
LCM(45235,45241) = 2046476635 / 1
LCM(45235,45241) = 2046476635

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45235 and 45241 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45235 and 45241. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45235 and 45241.

Prime Factorization of 45235

Prime Factorization of 45241

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45235 and 45241.

LCM(45235,45241) = 5¹ × 83¹ × 109¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 281¹
LCM(45235,45241) = 2046476635