What is the Least Common Multiple of 45798 and 45817?

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 45798 and 45817 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45798 and 45817, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45798,45817) = 1
LCM(45798,45817) = ( 45798 × 45817) / 1
LCM(45798,45817) = 2098326966 / 1
LCM(45798,45817) = 2098326966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45798 and 45817 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45798 and 45817. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45798 and 45817.

Prime Factorization of 45798

Prime Factorization of 45817

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45798 and 45817.

LCM(45798,45817) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 449¹ × 45817¹
LCM(45798,45817) = 2098326966