What is the Least Common Multiple of 44562 and 44577?

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 44577 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 44577, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44562,44577) = 3
LCM(44562,44577) = ( 44562 × 44577) / 3
LCM(44562,44577) = 1986440274 / 3
LCM(44562,44577) = 662146758

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44562 and 44577 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44562 and 44577. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44562 and 44577.

Prime Factorization of 44562

Prime Factorization of 44577

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44562 and 44577.

LCM(44562,44577) = 2¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 1061¹ × 13¹ × 127¹
LCM(44562,44577) = 662146758