What is the Least Common Multiple of 45245 and 45251?

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 45245 and 45251 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45245 and 45251, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45245,45251) = 1
LCM(45245,45251) = ( 45245 × 45251) / 1
LCM(45245,45251) = 2047381495 / 1
LCM(45245,45251) = 2047381495

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45245 and 45251 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45245 and 45251. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45245 and 45251.

Prime Factorization of 45245

Prime Factorization of 45251

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45245 and 45251.

LCM(45245,45251) = 5¹ × 9049¹ × 37¹ × 1223¹
LCM(45245,45251) = 2047381495