What is the Least Common Multiple of 45650 and 45658?

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 45650 and 45658 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45650 and 45658, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45650,45658) = 2
LCM(45650,45658) = ( 45650 × 45658) / 2
LCM(45650,45658) = 2084287700 / 2
LCM(45650,45658) = 1042143850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45650 and 45658 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45650 and 45658. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45650 and 45658.

Prime Factorization of 45650

Prime Factorization of 45658

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45650 and 45658.

LCM(45650,45658) = 2¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 83¹ × 37¹ × 617¹
LCM(45650,45658) = 1042143850