What is the Least Common Multiple of 44564 and 44572?

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 44564 and 44572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44564 and 44572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44564,44572) = 4
LCM(44564,44572) = ( 44564 × 44572) / 4
LCM(44564,44572) = 1986306608 / 4
LCM(44564,44572) = 496576652

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44564 and 44572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44564 and 44572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44564 and 44572.

Prime Factorization of 44564

Prime Factorization of 44572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44564 and 44572.

LCM(44564,44572) = 2² × 13¹ × 857¹ × 11¹ × 1013¹
LCM(44564,44572) = 496576652