What is the Least Common Multiple of 44178 and 44182?

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 44178 and 44182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44178 and 44182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44178,44182) = 2
LCM(44178,44182) = ( 44178 × 44182) / 2
LCM(44178,44182) = 1951872396 / 2
LCM(44178,44182) = 975936198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44178 and 44182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44178 and 44182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44178 and 44182.

Prime Factorization of 44178

Prime Factorization of 44182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44178 and 44182.

LCM(44178,44182) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 199¹ × 22091¹
LCM(44178,44182) = 975936198