What is the Least Common Multiple of 45544 and 45551?

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 45544 and 45551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45544 and 45551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45544,45551) = 1
LCM(45544,45551) = ( 45544 × 45551) / 1
LCM(45544,45551) = 2074574744 / 1
LCM(45544,45551) = 2074574744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45544 and 45551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45544 and 45551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45544 and 45551.

Prime Factorization of 45544

Prime Factorization of 45551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45544 and 45551.

LCM(45544,45551) = 2³ × 5693¹ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 101¹
LCM(45544,45551) = 2074574744