What is the Least Common Multiple of 45931 and 45951?

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 45931 and 45951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45931 and 45951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45931,45951) = 1
LCM(45931,45951) = ( 45931 × 45951) / 1
LCM(45931,45951) = 2110575381 / 1
LCM(45931,45951) = 2110575381

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45931 and 45951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45931 and 45951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45931 and 45951.

Prime Factorization of 45931

Prime Factorization of 45951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45931 and 45951.

LCM(45931,45951) = 23¹ × 1997¹ × 3¹ × 17² × 53¹
LCM(45931,45951) = 2110575381