What is the Least Common Multiple of 45537 and 45542?

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 45537 and 45542 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45537 and 45542, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45537,45542) = 1
LCM(45537,45542) = ( 45537 × 45542) / 1
LCM(45537,45542) = 2073846054 / 1
LCM(45537,45542) = 2073846054

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45537 and 45542 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45537 and 45542. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45537 and 45542.

Prime Factorization of 45537

Prime Factorization of 45542

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45537 and 45542.

LCM(45537,45542) = 3¹ × 43¹ × 353¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 3253¹
LCM(45537,45542) = 2073846054