What is the Least Common Multiple of 45361 and 45374?

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 45361 and 45374 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45361 and 45374, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45361,45374) = 1
LCM(45361,45374) = ( 45361 × 45374) / 1
LCM(45361,45374) = 2058210014 / 1
LCM(45361,45374) = 2058210014

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45361 and 45374 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45361 and 45374. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45361 and 45374.

Prime Factorization of 45361

Prime Factorization of 45374

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45361 and 45374.

LCM(45361,45374) = 45361¹ × 2¹ × 7² × 463¹
LCM(45361,45374) = 2058210014