What is the Least Common Multiple of 45956 and 45974?

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 45956 and 45974 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45956 and 45974, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45956,45974) = 2
LCM(45956,45974) = ( 45956 × 45974) / 2
LCM(45956,45974) = 2112781144 / 2
LCM(45956,45974) = 1056390572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45956 and 45974 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45956 and 45974. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45956 and 45974.

Prime Factorization of 45956

Prime Factorization of 45974

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45956 and 45974.

LCM(45956,45974) = 2² × 11489¹ × 127¹ × 181¹
LCM(45956,45974) = 1056390572