What is the Least Common Multiple of 44457 and 44463?

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 44457 and 44463 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44457 and 44463, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44457,44463) = 3
LCM(44457,44463) = ( 44457 × 44463) / 3
LCM(44457,44463) = 1976691591 / 3
LCM(44457,44463) = 658897197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44457 and 44463 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44457 and 44463. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44457 and 44463.

Prime Factorization of 44457

Prime Factorization of 44463

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44457 and 44463.

LCM(44457,44463) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 73¹ × 14821¹
LCM(44457,44463) = 658897197