What is the Least Common Multiple of 45860 and 45867?

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 45860 and 45867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45860 and 45867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45860,45867) = 1
LCM(45860,45867) = ( 45860 × 45867) / 1
LCM(45860,45867) = 2103460620 / 1
LCM(45860,45867) = 2103460620

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45860 and 45867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45860 and 45867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45860 and 45867.

Prime Factorization of 45860

Prime Factorization of 45867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45860 and 45867.

LCM(45860,45867) = 2² × 5¹ × 2293¹ × 3¹ × 15289¹
LCM(45860,45867) = 2103460620