What is the Least Common Multiple of 45242 and 45259?

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 45242 and 45259 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45242 and 45259, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45242,45259) = 1
LCM(45242,45259) = ( 45242 × 45259) / 1
LCM(45242,45259) = 2047607678 / 1
LCM(45242,45259) = 2047607678

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45242 and 45259 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45242 and 45259. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45242 and 45259.

Prime Factorization of 45242

Prime Factorization of 45259

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45242 and 45259.

LCM(45242,45259) = 2¹ × 22621¹ × 45259¹
LCM(45242,45259) = 2047607678