What is the Least Common Multiple of 45521 and 45535?

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 45521 and 45535 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45521 and 45535, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45521,45535) = 7
LCM(45521,45535) = ( 45521 × 45535) / 7
LCM(45521,45535) = 2072798735 / 7
LCM(45521,45535) = 296114105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45521 and 45535 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45521 and 45535. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45521 and 45535.

Prime Factorization of 45521

Prime Factorization of 45535

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45521 and 45535.

LCM(45521,45535) = 7² × 929¹ × 5¹ × 1301¹
LCM(45521,45535) = 296114105