What is the Least Common Multiple of 45957 and 45976?

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 45957 and 45976 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45957 and 45976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45957,45976) = 1
LCM(45957,45976) = ( 45957 × 45976) / 1
LCM(45957,45976) = 2112919032 / 1
LCM(45957,45976) = 2112919032

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45957 and 45976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45957 and 45976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45957 and 45976.

Prime Factorization of 45957

Prime Factorization of 45976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45957 and 45976.

LCM(45957,45976) = 3¹ × 15319¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 821¹
LCM(45957,45976) = 2112919032