What is the Least Common Multiple of 45557 and 45561?

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 45557 and 45561 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45557 and 45561, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45557,45561) = 1
LCM(45557,45561) = ( 45557 × 45561) / 1
LCM(45557,45561) = 2075622477 / 1
LCM(45557,45561) = 2075622477

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45557 and 45561 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45557 and 45561. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45557 and 45561.

Prime Factorization of 45557

Prime Factorization of 45561

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45557 and 45561.

LCM(45557,45561) = 45557¹ × 3¹ × 15187¹
LCM(45557,45561) = 2075622477