What is the Least Common Multiple of 45587 and 45604?

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 45587 and 45604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45587 and 45604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45587,45604) = 1
LCM(45587,45604) = ( 45587 × 45604) / 1
LCM(45587,45604) = 2078949548 / 1
LCM(45587,45604) = 2078949548

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45587 and 45604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45587 and 45604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45587 and 45604.

Prime Factorization of 45587

Prime Factorization of 45604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45587 and 45604.

LCM(45587,45604) = 45587¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 877¹
LCM(45587,45604) = 2078949548