What is the Least Common Multiple of 45938 and 45956?

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 45938 and 45956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45938 and 45956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45938,45956) = 2
LCM(45938,45956) = ( 45938 × 45956) / 2
LCM(45938,45956) = 2111126728 / 2
LCM(45938,45956) = 1055563364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45938 and 45956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45938 and 45956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45938 and 45956.

Prime Factorization of 45938

Prime Factorization of 45956

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45938 and 45956.

LCM(45938,45956) = 2² × 103¹ × 223¹ × 11489¹
LCM(45938,45956) = 1055563364