What is the Least Common Multiple of 44388 and 44401?

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 44388 and 44401 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44388 and 44401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44388,44401) = 1
LCM(44388,44401) = ( 44388 × 44401) / 1
LCM(44388,44401) = 1970871588 / 1
LCM(44388,44401) = 1970871588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44388 and 44401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44388 and 44401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44388 and 44401.

Prime Factorization of 44388

Prime Factorization of 44401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44388 and 44401.

LCM(44388,44401) = 2² × 3⁴ × 137¹ × 7¹ × 6343¹
LCM(44388,44401) = 1970871588