What is the Least Common Multiple of 45884 and 45894?

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 45884 and 45894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45884 and 45894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45884,45894) = 2
LCM(45884,45894) = ( 45884 × 45894) / 2
LCM(45884,45894) = 2105800296 / 2
LCM(45884,45894) = 1052900148

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45884 and 45894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45884 and 45894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45884 and 45894.

Prime Factorization of 45884

Prime Factorization of 45894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45884 and 45894.

LCM(45884,45894) = 2² × 11471¹ × 3¹ × 7649¹
LCM(45884,45894) = 1052900148