What is the Least Common Multiple of 44217 and 44226?

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 44217 and 44226 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44217 and 44226, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44217,44226) = 9
LCM(44217,44226) = ( 44217 × 44226) / 9
LCM(44217,44226) = 1955541042 / 9
LCM(44217,44226) = 217282338

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44217 and 44226 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44217 and 44226. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44217 and 44226.

Prime Factorization of 44217

Prime Factorization of 44226

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44217 and 44226.

LCM(44217,44226) = 3⁵ × 17³ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹
LCM(44217,44226) = 217282338