What is the Least Common Multiple of 45356 and 45364?

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 45356 and 45364 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45356 and 45364, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45356,45364) = 4
LCM(45356,45364) = ( 45356 × 45364) / 4
LCM(45356,45364) = 2057529584 / 4
LCM(45356,45364) = 514382396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45356 and 45364 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45356 and 45364. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45356 and 45364.

Prime Factorization of 45356

Prime Factorization of 45364

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45356 and 45364.

LCM(45356,45364) = 2² × 17¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 11¹ × 1031¹
LCM(45356,45364) = 514382396