What is the Least Common Multiple of 45796 and 45804?

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 45796 and 45804 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45796 and 45804, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45796,45804) = 4
LCM(45796,45804) = ( 45796 × 45804) / 4
LCM(45796,45804) = 2097639984 / 4
LCM(45796,45804) = 524409996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45796 and 45804 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45796 and 45804. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45796 and 45804.

Prime Factorization of 45796

Prime Factorization of 45804

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45796 and 45804.

LCM(45796,45804) = 2² × 107² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 347¹
LCM(45796,45804) = 524409996