What is the Least Common Multiple of 45918 and 45937?

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 45918 and 45937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45918 and 45937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45918,45937) = 1
LCM(45918,45937) = ( 45918 × 45937) / 1
LCM(45918,45937) = 2109335166 / 1
LCM(45918,45937) = 2109335166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45918 and 45937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45918 and 45937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45918 and 45937.

Prime Factorization of 45918

Prime Factorization of 45937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45918 and 45937.

LCM(45918,45937) = 2¹ × 3² × 2551¹ × 71¹ × 647¹
LCM(45918,45937) = 2109335166