What is the Least Common Multiple of 45498 and 45515?

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 45498 and 45515 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45498 and 45515, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45498,45515) = 1
LCM(45498,45515) = ( 45498 × 45515) / 1
LCM(45498,45515) = 2070841470 / 1
LCM(45498,45515) = 2070841470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45498 and 45515 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45498 and 45515. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45498 and 45515.

Prime Factorization of 45498

Prime Factorization of 45515

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45498 and 45515.

LCM(45498,45515) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7583¹ × 5¹ × 9103¹
LCM(45498,45515) = 2070841470