What is the Least Common Multiple of 44600 and 44605?

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 44600 and 44605 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44600 and 44605, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44600,44605) = 5
LCM(44600,44605) = ( 44600 × 44605) / 5
LCM(44600,44605) = 1989383000 / 5
LCM(44600,44605) = 397876600

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44600 and 44605 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44600 and 44605. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44600 and 44605.

Prime Factorization of 44600

Prime Factorization of 44605

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44600 and 44605.

LCM(44600,44605) = 2³ × 5² × 223¹ × 11¹ × 811¹
LCM(44600,44605) = 397876600