What is the Least Common Multiple of 45772 and 45786?

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 45772 and 45786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45772 and 45786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45772,45786) = 2
LCM(45772,45786) = ( 45772 × 45786) / 2
LCM(45772,45786) = 2095716792 / 2
LCM(45772,45786) = 1047858396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45772 and 45786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45772 and 45786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45772 and 45786.

Prime Factorization of 45772

Prime Factorization of 45786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45772 and 45786.

LCM(45772,45786) = 2² × 11443¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 587¹
LCM(45772,45786) = 1047858396