What is the Least Common Multiple of 45875 and 45886?

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 45875 and 45886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45875 and 45886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45875,45886) = 1
LCM(45875,45886) = ( 45875 × 45886) / 1
LCM(45875,45886) = 2105020250 / 1
LCM(45875,45886) = 2105020250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45875 and 45886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45875 and 45886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45875 and 45886.

Prime Factorization of 45875

Prime Factorization of 45886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45875 and 45886.

LCM(45875,45886) = 5³ × 367¹ × 2¹ × 22943¹
LCM(45875,45886) = 2105020250