What is the Least Common Multiple of 44138 and 44158?

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 44138 and 44158 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44138 and 44158, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44138,44158) = 2
LCM(44138,44158) = ( 44138 × 44158) / 2
LCM(44138,44158) = 1949045804 / 2
LCM(44138,44158) = 974522902

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44138 and 44158 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44138 and 44158. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44138 and 44158.

Prime Factorization of 44138

Prime Factorization of 44158

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44138 and 44158.

LCM(44138,44158) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 761¹ × 22079¹
LCM(44138,44158) = 974522902