What is the Least Common Multiple of 45492 and 45498?

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 45492 and 45498 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45492 and 45498, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45492,45498) = 6
LCM(45492,45498) = ( 45492 × 45498) / 6
LCM(45492,45498) = 2069795016 / 6
LCM(45492,45498) = 344965836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45492 and 45498 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45492 and 45498. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45492 and 45498.

Prime Factorization of 45492

Prime Factorization of 45498

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45492 and 45498.

LCM(45492,45498) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 223¹ × 7583¹
LCM(45492,45498) = 344965836