What is the Least Common Multiple of 45372 and 45383?

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 45372 and 45383 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45372 and 45383, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45372,45383) = 1
LCM(45372,45383) = ( 45372 × 45383) / 1
LCM(45372,45383) = 2059117476 / 1
LCM(45372,45383) = 2059117476

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45372 and 45383 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45372 and 45383. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45372 and 45383.

Prime Factorization of 45372

Prime Factorization of 45383

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45372 and 45383.

LCM(45372,45383) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 199¹ × 13¹ × 3491¹
LCM(45372,45383) = 2059117476