What is the Least Common Multiple of 45351 and 45371?

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 45351 and 45371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45351 and 45371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45351,45371) = 1
LCM(45351,45371) = ( 45351 × 45371) / 1
LCM(45351,45371) = 2057620221 / 1
LCM(45351,45371) = 2057620221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45351 and 45371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45351 and 45371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45351 and 45371.

Prime Factorization of 45351

Prime Factorization of 45371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45351 and 45371.

LCM(45351,45371) = 3² × 5039¹ × 59¹ × 769¹
LCM(45351,45371) = 2057620221