What is the Least Common Multiple of 44644 and 44661?

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 44644 and 44661 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44644 and 44661, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44644,44661) = 1
LCM(44644,44661) = ( 44644 × 44661) / 1
LCM(44644,44661) = 1993845684 / 1
LCM(44644,44661) = 1993845684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44644 and 44661 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44644 and 44661. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44644 and 44661.

Prime Factorization of 44644

Prime Factorization of 44661

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44644 and 44661.

LCM(44644,44661) = 2² × 11161¹ × 3¹ × 14887¹
LCM(44644,44661) = 1993845684