What is the Least Common Multiple of 45572 and 45576?

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 45572 and 45576 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45572 and 45576, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45572,45576) = 4
LCM(45572,45576) = ( 45572 × 45576) / 4
LCM(45572,45576) = 2076989472 / 4
LCM(45572,45576) = 519247368

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45572 and 45576 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45572 and 45576. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45572 and 45576.

Prime Factorization of 45572

Prime Factorization of 45576

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45572 and 45576.

LCM(45572,45576) = 2³ × 11393¹ × 3³ × 211¹
LCM(45572,45576) = 519247368