What is the Least Common Multiple of 45236 and 45253?

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 45236 and 45253 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45236 and 45253, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45236,45253) = 1
LCM(45236,45253) = ( 45236 × 45253) / 1
LCM(45236,45253) = 2047064708 / 1
LCM(45236,45253) = 2047064708

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45236 and 45253 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45236 and 45253. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45236 and 45253.

Prime Factorization of 45236

Prime Factorization of 45253

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45236 and 45253.

LCM(45236,45253) = 2² × 43¹ × 263¹ × 13¹ × 59²
LCM(45236,45253) = 2047064708