What is the Least Common Multiple of 45331 and 45337?

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 45331 and 45337 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45331 and 45337, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45331,45337) = 1
LCM(45331,45337) = ( 45331 × 45337) / 1
LCM(45331,45337) = 2055171547 / 1
LCM(45331,45337) = 2055171547

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45331 and 45337 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45331 and 45337. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45331 and 45337.

Prime Factorization of 45331

Prime Factorization of 45337

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45331 and 45337.

LCM(45331,45337) = 11¹ × 13¹ × 317¹ × 45337¹
LCM(45331,45337) = 2055171547