What is the Least Common Multiple of 44238 and 44242?

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 44238 and 44242 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44238 and 44242, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44238,44242) = 2
LCM(44238,44242) = ( 44238 × 44242) / 2
LCM(44238,44242) = 1957177596 / 2
LCM(44238,44242) = 978588798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44238 and 44242 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44238 and 44242. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44238 and 44242.

Prime Factorization of 44238

Prime Factorization of 44242

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44238 and 44242.

LCM(44238,44242) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 73¹ × 101¹ × 11¹ × 2011¹
LCM(44238,44242) = 978588798