What is the Least Common Multiple of 44642 and 44654?

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 44642 and 44654 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44642 and 44654, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44642,44654) = 2
LCM(44642,44654) = ( 44642 × 44654) / 2
LCM(44642,44654) = 1993443868 / 2
LCM(44642,44654) = 996721934

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44642 and 44654 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44642 and 44654. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44642 and 44654.

Prime Factorization of 44642

Prime Factorization of 44654

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44642 and 44654.

LCM(44642,44654) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 101¹ × 83¹ × 269¹
LCM(44642,44654) = 996721934