What is the Least Common Multiple of 45632 and 45644?

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 45632 and 45644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45632 and 45644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45632,45644) = 4
LCM(45632,45644) = ( 45632 × 45644) / 4
LCM(45632,45644) = 2082827008 / 4
LCM(45632,45644) = 520706752

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45632 and 45644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45632 and 45644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45632 and 45644.

Prime Factorization of 45632

Prime Factorization of 45644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45632 and 45644.

LCM(45632,45644) = 2⁶ × 23¹ × 31¹ × 11411¹
LCM(45632,45644) = 520706752