What is the Least Common Multiple of 44324 and 44340?

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 44324 and 44340 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44324 and 44340, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44324,44340) = 4
LCM(44324,44340) = ( 44324 × 44340) / 4
LCM(44324,44340) = 1965326160 / 4
LCM(44324,44340) = 491331540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44324 and 44340 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44324 and 44340. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44324 and 44340.

Prime Factorization of 44324

Prime Factorization of 44340

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44324 and 44340.

LCM(44324,44340) = 2² × 7¹ × 1583¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 739¹
LCM(44324,44340) = 491331540