What is the Least Common Multiple of 44286 and 44297?

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 44286 and 44297 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44286 and 44297, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44286,44297) = 11
LCM(44286,44297) = ( 44286 × 44297) / 11
LCM(44286,44297) = 1961736942 / 11
LCM(44286,44297) = 178339722

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44286 and 44297 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44286 and 44297. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44286 and 44297.

Prime Factorization of 44286

Prime Factorization of 44297

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44286 and 44297.

LCM(44286,44297) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11² × 61¹ × 4027¹
LCM(44286,44297) = 178339722