What is the Least Common Multiple of 45869 and 45879?

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 45869 and 45879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45869 and 45879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45869,45879) = 1
LCM(45869,45879) = ( 45869 × 45879) / 1
LCM(45869,45879) = 2104423851 / 1
LCM(45869,45879) = 2104423851

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45869 and 45879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45869 and 45879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45869 and 45879.

Prime Factorization of 45869

Prime Factorization of 45879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45869 and 45879.

LCM(45869,45879) = 45869¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 373¹
LCM(45869,45879) = 2104423851