What is the Least Common Multiple of 45861 and 45871?

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 45861 and 45871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45861 and 45871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45861,45871) = 1
LCM(45861,45871) = ( 45861 × 45871) / 1
LCM(45861,45871) = 2103689931 / 1
LCM(45861,45871) = 2103689931

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45861 and 45871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45861 and 45871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45861 and 45871.

Prime Factorization of 45861

Prime Factorization of 45871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45861 and 45871.

LCM(45861,45871) = 3¹ × 15287¹ × 7¹ × 6553¹
LCM(45861,45871) = 2103689931