What is the Least Common Multiple of 44258 and 44262?

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 44258 and 44262 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44258 and 44262, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44258,44262) = 2
LCM(44258,44262) = ( 44258 × 44262) / 2
LCM(44258,44262) = 1958947596 / 2
LCM(44258,44262) = 979473798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44258 and 44262 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44258 and 44262. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44258 and 44262.

Prime Factorization of 44258

Prime Factorization of 44262

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44258 and 44262.

LCM(44258,44262) = 2¹ × 22129¹ × 3² × 2459¹
LCM(44258,44262) = 979473798