What is the Least Common Multiple of 45237 and 45244?

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 45237 and 45244 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45237 and 45244, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45237,45244) = 1
LCM(45237,45244) = ( 45237 × 45244) / 1
LCM(45237,45244) = 2046702828 / 1
LCM(45237,45244) = 2046702828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45237 and 45244 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45237 and 45244. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45237 and 45244.

Prime Factorization of 45237

Prime Factorization of 45244

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45237 and 45244.

LCM(45237,45244) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 887¹ × 2² × 11311¹
LCM(45237,45244) = 2046702828