What is the Least Common Multiple of 44202 and 44222?

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 44202 and 44222 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44202 and 44222, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44202,44222) = 2
LCM(44202,44222) = ( 44202 × 44222) / 2
LCM(44202,44222) = 1954700844 / 2
LCM(44202,44222) = 977350422

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44202 and 44222 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44202 and 44222. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44202 and 44222.

Prime Factorization of 44202

Prime Factorization of 44222

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44202 and 44222.

LCM(44202,44222) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 139¹ × 22111¹
LCM(44202,44222) = 977350422