What is the Least Common Multiple of 45970 and 45975?

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 45970 and 45975 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45970 and 45975, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45970,45975) = 5
LCM(45970,45975) = ( 45970 × 45975) / 5
LCM(45970,45975) = 2113470750 / 5
LCM(45970,45975) = 422694150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45970 and 45975 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45970 and 45975. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45970 and 45975.

Prime Factorization of 45970

Prime Factorization of 45975

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45970 and 45975.

LCM(45970,45975) = 2¹ × 5² × 4597¹ × 3¹ × 613¹
LCM(45970,45975) = 422694150