What is the Least Common Multiple of 44556 and 44571?

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 44556 and 44571 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44556 and 44571, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44556,44571) = 3
LCM(44556,44571) = ( 44556 × 44571) / 3
LCM(44556,44571) = 1985905476 / 3
LCM(44556,44571) = 661968492

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44556 and 44571 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44556 and 44571. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44556 and 44571.

Prime Factorization of 44556

Prime Factorization of 44571

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44556 and 44571.

LCM(44556,44571) = 2² × 3¹ × 47¹ × 79¹ × 83¹ × 179¹
LCM(44556,44571) = 661968492