What is the Least Common Multiple of 45953 and 45970?

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 45953 and 45970 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45953 and 45970, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45953,45970) = 1
LCM(45953,45970) = ( 45953 × 45970) / 1
LCM(45953,45970) = 2112459410 / 1
LCM(45953,45970) = 2112459410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45953 and 45970 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45953 and 45970. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45953 and 45970.

Prime Factorization of 45953

Prime Factorization of 45970

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45953 and 45970.

LCM(45953,45970) = 45953¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 4597¹
LCM(45953,45970) = 2112459410