What is the Least Common Multiple of 44638 and 44642?

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 44638 and 44642 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44638 and 44642, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44638,44642) = 2
LCM(44638,44642) = ( 44638 × 44642) / 2
LCM(44638,44642) = 1992729596 / 2
LCM(44638,44642) = 996364798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44638 and 44642 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44638 and 44642. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44638 and 44642.

Prime Factorization of 44638

Prime Factorization of 44642

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44638 and 44642.

LCM(44638,44642) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2029¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 101¹
LCM(44638,44642) = 996364798