What is the Least Common Multiple of 45865 and 45875?

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 45865 and 45875 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45865 and 45875, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45865,45875) = 5
LCM(45865,45875) = ( 45865 × 45875) / 5
LCM(45865,45875) = 2104056875 / 5
LCM(45865,45875) = 420811375

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45865 and 45875 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45865 and 45875. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45865 and 45875.

Prime Factorization of 45865

Prime Factorization of 45875

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45865 and 45875.

LCM(45865,45875) = 5³ × 9173¹ × 367¹
LCM(45865,45875) = 420811375