What is the Least Common Multiple of 45852 and 45868?

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 45852 and 45868 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45852 and 45868, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45852,45868) = 4
LCM(45852,45868) = ( 45852 × 45868) / 4
LCM(45852,45868) = 2103139536 / 4
LCM(45852,45868) = 525784884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45852 and 45868 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45852 and 45868. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45852 and 45868.

Prime Factorization of 45852

Prime Factorization of 45868

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45852 and 45868.

LCM(45852,45868) = 2² × 3¹ × 3821¹ × 11467¹
LCM(45852,45868) = 525784884