What is the Least Common Multiple of 45333 and 45348?

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 45333 and 45348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45333 and 45348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45333,45348) = 3
LCM(45333,45348) = ( 45333 × 45348) / 3
LCM(45333,45348) = 2055760884 / 3
LCM(45333,45348) = 685253628

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45333 and 45348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45333 and 45348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45333 and 45348.

Prime Factorization of 45333

Prime Factorization of 45348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45333 and 45348.

LCM(45333,45348) = 3³ × 23¹ × 73¹ × 2² × 3779¹
LCM(45333,45348) = 685253628