What is the Least Common Multiple of 44162 and 44174?

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 44162 and 44174 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44162 and 44174, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44162,44174) = 2
LCM(44162,44174) = ( 44162 × 44174) / 2
LCM(44162,44174) = 1950812188 / 2
LCM(44162,44174) = 975406094

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44162 and 44174 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44162 and 44174. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44162 and 44174.

Prime Factorization of 44162

Prime Factorization of 44174

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44162 and 44174.

LCM(44162,44174) = 2¹ × 71¹ × 311¹ × 13¹ × 1699¹
LCM(44162,44174) = 975406094