What is the Least Common Multiple of 44374 and 44378?

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 44374 and 44378 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44374 and 44378, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44374,44378) = 2
LCM(44374,44378) = ( 44374 × 44378) / 2
LCM(44374,44378) = 1969229372 / 2
LCM(44374,44378) = 984614686

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44374 and 44378 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44374 and 44378. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44374 and 44378.

Prime Factorization of 44374

Prime Factorization of 44378

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44374 and 44378.

LCM(44374,44378) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2017¹ × 22189¹
LCM(44374,44378) = 984614686