What is the Least Common Multiple of 45510 and 45516?

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 45510 and 45516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45510 and 45516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45510,45516) = 6
LCM(45510,45516) = ( 45510 × 45516) / 6
LCM(45510,45516) = 2071433160 / 6
LCM(45510,45516) = 345238860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45510 and 45516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45510 and 45516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45510 and 45516.

Prime Factorization of 45510

Prime Factorization of 45516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45510 and 45516.

LCM(45510,45516) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 41¹ × 3793¹
LCM(45510,45516) = 345238860