What is the Least Common Multiple of 44630 and 44636?

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 44630 and 44636 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44630 and 44636, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44630,44636) = 2
LCM(44630,44636) = ( 44630 × 44636) / 2
LCM(44630,44636) = 1992104680 / 2
LCM(44630,44636) = 996052340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44630 and 44636 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44630 and 44636. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44630 and 44636.

Prime Factorization of 44630

Prime Factorization of 44636

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44630 and 44636.

LCM(44630,44636) = 2² × 5¹ × 4463¹ × 11159¹
LCM(44630,44636) = 996052340