What is the Least Common Multiple of 45301 and 45320?

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 45301 and 45320 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45301 and 45320, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45301,45320) = 1
LCM(45301,45320) = ( 45301 × 45320) / 1
LCM(45301,45320) = 2053041320 / 1
LCM(45301,45320) = 2053041320

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45301 and 45320 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45301 and 45320. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45301 and 45320.

Prime Factorization of 45301

Prime Factorization of 45320

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45301 and 45320.

LCM(45301,45320) = 89¹ × 509¹ × 2³ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 103¹
LCM(45301,45320) = 2053041320