What is the Least Common Multiple of 45662 and 45666?

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 45662 and 45666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45662 and 45666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45662,45666) = 2
LCM(45662,45666) = ( 45662 × 45666) / 2
LCM(45662,45666) = 2085200892 / 2
LCM(45662,45666) = 1042600446

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45662 and 45666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45662 and 45666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45662 and 45666.

Prime Factorization of 45662

Prime Factorization of 45666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45662 and 45666.

LCM(45662,45666) = 2¹ × 17² × 79¹ × 3² × 43¹ × 59¹
LCM(45662,45666) = 1042600446