What is the Least Common Multiple of 45243 and 45261?

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 45243 and 45261 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45243 and 45261, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45243,45261) = 9
LCM(45243,45261) = ( 45243 × 45261) / 9
LCM(45243,45261) = 2047743423 / 9
LCM(45243,45261) = 227527047

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45243 and 45261 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45243 and 45261. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45243 and 45261.

Prime Factorization of 45243

Prime Factorization of 45261

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45243 and 45261.

LCM(45243,45261) = 3² × 11¹ × 457¹ × 47¹ × 107¹
LCM(45243,45261) = 227527047