What is the Least Common Multiple of 44554 and 44558?

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 44554 and 44558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44554 and 44558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44554,44558) = 2
LCM(44554,44558) = ( 44554 × 44558) / 2
LCM(44554,44558) = 1985237132 / 2
LCM(44554,44558) = 992618566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44554 and 44558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44554 and 44558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44554 and 44558.

Prime Factorization of 44554

Prime Factorization of 44558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44554 and 44558.

LCM(44554,44558) = 2¹ × 22277¹ × 22279¹
LCM(44554,44558) = 992618566