What is the Least Common Multiple of 45876 and 45896?

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 45876 and 45896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45876 and 45896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45876,45896) = 4
LCM(45876,45896) = ( 45876 × 45896) / 4
LCM(45876,45896) = 2105524896 / 4
LCM(45876,45896) = 526381224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45876 and 45896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45876 and 45896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45876 and 45896.

Prime Factorization of 45876

Prime Factorization of 45896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45876 and 45896.

LCM(45876,45896) = 2³ × 3¹ × 3823¹ × 5737¹
LCM(45876,45896) = 526381224