What is the Least Common Multiple of 45644 and 45661?

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 45644 and 45661 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45644 and 45661, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45644,45661) = 1
LCM(45644,45661) = ( 45644 × 45661) / 1
LCM(45644,45661) = 2084150684 / 1
LCM(45644,45661) = 2084150684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45644 and 45661 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45644 and 45661. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45644 and 45661.

Prime Factorization of 45644

Prime Factorization of 45661

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45644 and 45661.

LCM(45644,45661) = 2² × 11411¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 593¹
LCM(45644,45661) = 2084150684