What is the Least Common Multiple of 45862 and 45869?

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 45862 and 45869 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45862 and 45869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45862,45869) = 1
LCM(45862,45869) = ( 45862 × 45869) / 1
LCM(45862,45869) = 2103644078 / 1
LCM(45862,45869) = 2103644078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45862 and 45869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45862 and 45869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45862 and 45869.

Prime Factorization of 45862

Prime Factorization of 45869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45862 and 45869.

LCM(45862,45869) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 997¹ × 45869¹
LCM(45862,45869) = 2103644078