What is the Least Common Multiple of 45588 and 45606?

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 45588 and 45606 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45588 and 45606, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45588,45606) = 6
LCM(45588,45606) = ( 45588 × 45606) / 6
LCM(45588,45606) = 2079086328 / 6
LCM(45588,45606) = 346514388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45588 and 45606 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45588 and 45606. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45588 and 45606.

Prime Factorization of 45588

Prime Factorization of 45606

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45588 and 45606.

LCM(45588,45606) = 2² × 3¹ × 29¹ × 131¹ × 11¹ × 691¹
LCM(45588,45606) = 346514388