What is the Least Common Multiple of 44040 and 44055?

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 44040 and 44055 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44040 and 44055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44040,44055) = 15
LCM(44040,44055) = ( 44040 × 44055) / 15
LCM(44040,44055) = 1940182200 / 15
LCM(44040,44055) = 129345480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44040 and 44055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44040 and 44055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44040 and 44055.

Prime Factorization of 44040

Prime Factorization of 44055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44040 and 44055.

LCM(44040,44055) = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 367¹ × 11¹ × 89¹
LCM(44040,44055) = 129345480