What is the Least Common Multiple of 45950 and 45965?

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 45950 and 45965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45950 and 45965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45950,45965) = 5
LCM(45950,45965) = ( 45950 × 45965) / 5
LCM(45950,45965) = 2112091750 / 5
LCM(45950,45965) = 422418350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45950 and 45965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45950 and 45965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45950 and 45965.

Prime Factorization of 45950

Prime Factorization of 45965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45950 and 45965.

LCM(45950,45965) = 2¹ × 5² × 919¹ × 29¹ × 317¹
LCM(45950,45965) = 422418350