What is the Least Common Multiple of 45488 and 45494?

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 45488 and 45494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45488 and 45494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45488,45494) = 2
LCM(45488,45494) = ( 45488 × 45494) / 2
LCM(45488,45494) = 2069431072 / 2
LCM(45488,45494) = 1034715536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45488 and 45494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45488 and 45494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45488 and 45494.

Prime Factorization of 45488

Prime Factorization of 45494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45488 and 45494.

LCM(45488,45494) = 2⁴ × 2843¹ × 23² × 43¹
LCM(45488,45494) = 1034715536