What is the Least Common Multiple of 44530 and 44550?

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 44530 and 44550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44530 and 44550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44530,44550) = 10
LCM(44530,44550) = ( 44530 × 44550) / 10
LCM(44530,44550) = 1983811500 / 10
LCM(44530,44550) = 198381150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44530 and 44550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44530 and 44550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44530 and 44550.

Prime Factorization of 44530

Prime Factorization of 44550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44530 and 44550.

LCM(44530,44550) = 2¹ × 5² × 61¹ × 73¹ × 3⁴ × 11¹
LCM(44530,44550) = 198381150