What is the Least Common Multiple of 45941 and 45946?

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 45941 and 45946 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45941 and 45946, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45941,45946) = 1
LCM(45941,45946) = ( 45941 × 45946) / 1
LCM(45941,45946) = 2110805186 / 1
LCM(45941,45946) = 2110805186

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45941 and 45946 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45941 and 45946. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45941 and 45946.

Prime Factorization of 45941

Prime Factorization of 45946

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45941 and 45946.

LCM(45941,45946) = 7¹ × 6563¹ × 2¹ × 22973¹
LCM(45941,45946) = 2110805186