What is the Least Common Multiple of 45730 and 45748?

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 45730 and 45748 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45730 and 45748, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45730,45748) = 2
LCM(45730,45748) = ( 45730 × 45748) / 2
LCM(45730,45748) = 2092056040 / 2
LCM(45730,45748) = 1046028020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45730 and 45748 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45730 and 45748. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45730 and 45748.

Prime Factorization of 45730

Prime Factorization of 45748

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45730 and 45748.

LCM(45730,45748) = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 269¹ × 11437¹
LCM(45730,45748) = 1046028020