What is the Least Common Multiple of 45843 and 45859?

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 45843 and 45859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45843 and 45859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45843,45859) = 1
LCM(45843,45859) = ( 45843 × 45859) / 1
LCM(45843,45859) = 2102314137 / 1
LCM(45843,45859) = 2102314137

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45843 and 45859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45843 and 45859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45843 and 45859.

Prime Factorization of 45843

Prime Factorization of 45859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45843 and 45859.

LCM(45843,45859) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 59¹ × 11² × 379¹
LCM(45843,45859) = 2102314137