What is the Least Common Multiple of 44331 and 44348?

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 44331 and 44348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44331 and 44348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44331,44348) = 1
LCM(44331,44348) = ( 44331 × 44348) / 1
LCM(44331,44348) = 1965991188 / 1
LCM(44331,44348) = 1965991188

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44331 and 44348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44331 and 44348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44331 and 44348.

Prime Factorization of 44331

Prime Factorization of 44348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44331 and 44348.

LCM(44331,44348) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2111¹ × 2² × 11087¹
LCM(44331,44348) = 1965991188