What is the Least Common Multiple of 45371 and 45391?

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 45371 and 45391 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45371 and 45391, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45371,45391) = 1
LCM(45371,45391) = ( 45371 × 45391) / 1
LCM(45371,45391) = 2059435061 / 1
LCM(45371,45391) = 2059435061

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45371 and 45391 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45371 and 45391. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45371 and 45391.

Prime Factorization of 45371

Prime Factorization of 45391

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45371 and 45391.

LCM(45371,45391) = 59¹ × 769¹ × 19¹ × 2389¹
LCM(45371,45391) = 2059435061