What is the Least Common Multiple of 44196 and 44208?

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 44196 and 44208 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44196 and 44208, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44196,44208) = 12
LCM(44196,44208) = ( 44196 × 44208) / 12
LCM(44196,44208) = 1953816768 / 12
LCM(44196,44208) = 162818064

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44196 and 44208 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44196 and 44208. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44196 and 44208.

Prime Factorization of 44196

Prime Factorization of 44208

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44196 and 44208.

LCM(44196,44208) = 2⁴ × 3² × 29¹ × 127¹ × 307¹
LCM(44196,44208) = 162818064