What is the Least Common Multiple of 45288 and 45304?

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 45288 and 45304 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45288 and 45304, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45288,45304) = 8
LCM(45288,45304) = ( 45288 × 45304) / 8
LCM(45288,45304) = 2051727552 / 8
LCM(45288,45304) = 256465944

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45288 and 45304 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45288 and 45304. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45288 and 45304.

Prime Factorization of 45288

Prime Factorization of 45304

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45288 and 45304.

LCM(45288,45304) = 2³ × 3² × 17¹ × 37¹ × 7¹ × 809¹
LCM(45288,45304) = 256465944