What is the Least Common Multiple of 45398 and 45417?

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 45398 and 45417 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45398 and 45417, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45398,45417) = 1
LCM(45398,45417) = ( 45398 × 45417) / 1
LCM(45398,45417) = 2061840966 / 1
LCM(45398,45417) = 2061840966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45398 and 45417 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45398 and 45417. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45398 and 45417.

Prime Factorization of 45398

Prime Factorization of 45417

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45398 and 45417.

LCM(45398,45417) = 2¹ × 22699¹ × 3¹ × 15139¹
LCM(45398,45417) = 2061840966