What is the Least Common Multiple of 44562 and 44566?

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 44562 and 44566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44562 and 44566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44562,44566) = 2
LCM(44562,44566) = ( 44562 × 44566) / 2
LCM(44562,44566) = 1985950092 / 2
LCM(44562,44566) = 992975046

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44562 and 44566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44562 and 44566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44562 and 44566.

Prime Factorization of 44562

Prime Factorization of 44566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44562 and 44566.

LCM(44562,44566) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1061¹ × 22283¹
LCM(44562,44566) = 992975046