What is the Least Common Multiple of 44458 and 44471?

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 44458 and 44471 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44458 and 44471, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44458,44471) = 1
LCM(44458,44471) = ( 44458 × 44471) / 1
LCM(44458,44471) = 1977091718 / 1
LCM(44458,44471) = 1977091718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44458 and 44471 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44458 and 44471. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44458 and 44471.

Prime Factorization of 44458

Prime Factorization of 44471

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44458 and 44471.

LCM(44458,44471) = 2¹ × 22229¹ × 7¹ × 6353¹
LCM(44458,44471) = 1977091718