What is the Least Common Multiple of 45344 and 45361?

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 45344 and 45361 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45344 and 45361, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45344,45361) = 1
LCM(45344,45361) = ( 45344 × 45361) / 1
LCM(45344,45361) = 2056849184 / 1
LCM(45344,45361) = 2056849184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45344 and 45361 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45344 and 45361. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45344 and 45361.

Prime Factorization of 45344

Prime Factorization of 45361

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45344 and 45361.

LCM(45344,45361) = 2⁵ × 13¹ × 109¹ × 45361¹
LCM(45344,45361) = 2056849184