What is the Least Common Multiple of 44252 and 44258?

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 44252 and 44258 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44252 and 44258, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44252,44258) = 2
LCM(44252,44258) = ( 44252 × 44258) / 2
LCM(44252,44258) = 1958505016 / 2
LCM(44252,44258) = 979252508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44252 and 44258 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44252 and 44258. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44252 and 44258.

Prime Factorization of 44252

Prime Factorization of 44258

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44252 and 44258.

LCM(44252,44258) = 2² × 13¹ × 23¹ × 37¹ × 22129¹
LCM(44252,44258) = 979252508