What is the Least Common Multiple of 45486 and 45495?

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 45486 and 45495 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45486 and 45495, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45486,45495) = 9
LCM(45486,45495) = ( 45486 × 45495) / 9
LCM(45486,45495) = 2069385570 / 9
LCM(45486,45495) = 229931730

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45486 and 45495 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45486 and 45495. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45486 and 45495.

Prime Factorization of 45486

Prime Factorization of 45495

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45486 and 45495.

LCM(45486,45495) = 2¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 19² × 5¹ × 337¹
LCM(45486,45495) = 229931730