What is the Least Common Multiple of 44236 and 44241?

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 44236 and 44241 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44236 and 44241, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44236,44241) = 1
LCM(44236,44241) = ( 44236 × 44241) / 1
LCM(44236,44241) = 1957044876 / 1
LCM(44236,44241) = 1957044876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44236 and 44241 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44236 and 44241. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44236 and 44241.

Prime Factorization of 44236

Prime Factorization of 44241

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44236 and 44241.

LCM(44236,44241) = 2² × 11059¹ × 3¹ × 14747¹
LCM(44236,44241) = 1957044876