What is the Least Common Multiple of 45853 and 45857?

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 45853 and 45857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45853 and 45857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45853,45857) = 1
LCM(45853,45857) = ( 45853 × 45857) / 1
LCM(45853,45857) = 2102681021 / 1
LCM(45853,45857) = 2102681021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45853 and 45857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45853 and 45857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45853 and 45857.

Prime Factorization of 45853

Prime Factorization of 45857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45853 and 45857.

LCM(45853,45857) = 45853¹ × 7¹ × 6551¹
LCM(45853,45857) = 2102681021