What is the Least Common Multiple of 45988 and 45997?

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 45988 and 45997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 45988 and 45997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(45988,45997) = 1
LCM(45988,45997) = ( 45988 × 45997) / 1
LCM(45988,45997) = 2115310036 / 1
LCM(45988,45997) = 2115310036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 45988 and 45997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 45988 and 45997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 45988 and 45997.

Prime Factorization of 45988

Prime Factorization of 45997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 45988 and 45997.

LCM(45988,45997) = 2² × 11497¹ × 7¹ × 6571¹
LCM(45988,45997) = 2115310036