What is the Least Common Multiple of 44343 and 44362?

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 44343 and 44362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44343 and 44362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44343,44362) = 1
LCM(44343,44362) = ( 44343 × 44362) / 1
LCM(44343,44362) = 1967144166 / 1
LCM(44343,44362) = 1967144166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44343 and 44362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44343 and 44362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44343 and 44362.

Prime Factorization of 44343

Prime Factorization of 44362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44343 and 44362.

LCM(44343,44362) = 3² × 13¹ × 379¹ × 2¹ × 41¹ × 541¹
LCM(44343,44362) = 1967144166