What is the Least Common Multiple of 44340 and 44346?

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 44340 and 44346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44340 and 44346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44340,44346) = 6
LCM(44340,44346) = ( 44340 × 44346) / 6
LCM(44340,44346) = 1966301640 / 6
LCM(44340,44346) = 327716940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44340 and 44346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44340 and 44346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44340 and 44346.

Prime Factorization of 44340

Prime Factorization of 44346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44340 and 44346.

LCM(44340,44346) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 739¹ × 19¹ × 389¹
LCM(44340,44346) = 327716940