What is the Least Common Multiple of 44488 and 44508?

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 44488 and 44508 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44488 and 44508, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44488,44508) = 4
LCM(44488,44508) = ( 44488 × 44508) / 4
LCM(44488,44508) = 1980071904 / 4
LCM(44488,44508) = 495017976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44488 and 44508 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44488 and 44508. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44488 and 44508.

Prime Factorization of 44488

Prime Factorization of 44508

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44488 and 44508.

LCM(44488,44508) = 2³ × 67¹ × 83¹ × 3¹ × 3709¹
LCM(44488,44508) = 495017976