What is the Least Common Multiple of 45396 and 45401?

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 45396 and 45401 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45396 and 45401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45396,45401) = 1
LCM(45396,45401) = ( 45396 × 45401) / 1
LCM(45396,45401) = 2061023796 / 1
LCM(45396,45401) = 2061023796

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45396 and 45401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45396 and 45401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45396 and 45401.

Prime Factorization of 45396

Prime Factorization of 45401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45396 and 45401.

LCM(45396,45401) = 2² × 3² × 13¹ × 97¹ × 83¹ × 547¹
LCM(45396,45401) = 2061023796