What is the Least Common Multiple of 45264 and 45279?

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 45264 and 45279 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45264 and 45279, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45264,45279) = 3
LCM(45264,45279) = ( 45264 × 45279) / 3
LCM(45264,45279) = 2049508656 / 3
LCM(45264,45279) = 683169552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45264 and 45279 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45264 and 45279. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45264 and 45279.

Prime Factorization of 45264

Prime Factorization of 45279

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45264 and 45279.

LCM(45264,45279) = 2⁴ × 3⁴ × 23¹ × 41¹ × 13¹ × 43¹
LCM(45264,45279) = 683169552