What is the Least Common Multiple of 44132 and 44146?

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 44132 and 44146 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44132 and 44146, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44132,44146) = 2
LCM(44132,44146) = ( 44132 × 44146) / 2
LCM(44132,44146) = 1948251272 / 2
LCM(44132,44146) = 974125636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44132 and 44146 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44132 and 44146. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44132 and 44146.

Prime Factorization of 44132

Prime Factorization of 44146

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44132 and 44146.

LCM(44132,44146) = 2² × 11¹ × 17¹ × 59¹ × 22073¹
LCM(44132,44146) = 974125636