What is the Least Common Multiple of 45879 and 45897?

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 45879 and 45897 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45879 and 45897, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45879,45897) = 3
LCM(45879,45897) = ( 45879 × 45897) / 3
LCM(45879,45897) = 2105708463 / 3
LCM(45879,45897) = 701902821

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45879 and 45897 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45879 and 45897. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45879 and 45897.

Prime Factorization of 45879

Prime Factorization of 45897

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45879 and 45897.

LCM(45879,45897) = 3¹ × 41¹ × 373¹ × 15299¹
LCM(45879,45897) = 701902821