What is the Least Common Multiple of 45696 and 45704?

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 45696 and 45704 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45696 and 45704, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45696,45704) = 8
LCM(45696,45704) = ( 45696 × 45704) / 8
LCM(45696,45704) = 2088489984 / 8
LCM(45696,45704) = 261061248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45696 and 45704 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45696 and 45704. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45696 and 45704.

Prime Factorization of 45696

Prime Factorization of 45704

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45696 and 45704.

LCM(45696,45704) = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 29¹ × 197¹
LCM(45696,45704) = 261061248