What is the Least Common Multiple of 44250 and 44270?

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 44250 and 44270 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44250 and 44270, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44250,44270) = 10
LCM(44250,44270) = ( 44250 × 44270) / 10
LCM(44250,44270) = 1958947500 / 10
LCM(44250,44270) = 195894750

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44250 and 44270 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44250 and 44270. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44250 and 44270.

Prime Factorization of 44250

Prime Factorization of 44270

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44250 and 44270.

LCM(44250,44270) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5³ × 59¹ × 19¹ × 233¹
LCM(44250,44270) = 195894750