What is the Least Common Multiple of 45845 and 45865?

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 45845 and 45865 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45845 and 45865, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45845,45865) = 5
LCM(45845,45865) = ( 45845 × 45865) / 5
LCM(45845,45865) = 2102680925 / 5
LCM(45845,45865) = 420536185

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45845 and 45865 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45845 and 45865. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45845 and 45865.

Prime Factorization of 45845

Prime Factorization of 45865

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45845 and 45865.

LCM(45845,45865) = 5¹ × 53¹ × 173¹ × 9173¹
LCM(45845,45865) = 420536185