What is the Least Common Multiple of 45802 and 45808?

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 45802 and 45808 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45802 and 45808, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45802,45808) = 2
LCM(45802,45808) = ( 45802 × 45808) / 2
LCM(45802,45808) = 2098098016 / 2
LCM(45802,45808) = 1049049008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45802 and 45808 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45802 and 45808. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45802 and 45808.

Prime Factorization of 45802

Prime Factorization of 45808

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45802 and 45808.

LCM(45802,45808) = 2⁴ × 22901¹ × 7¹ × 409¹
LCM(45802,45808) = 1049049008