What is the Least Common Multiple of 44678 and 44685?

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 44678 and 44685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44678 and 44685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44678,44685) = 1
LCM(44678,44685) = ( 44678 × 44685) / 1
LCM(44678,44685) = 1996436430 / 1
LCM(44678,44685) = 1996436430

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44678 and 44685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44678 and 44685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44678 and 44685.

Prime Factorization of 44678

Prime Factorization of 44685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44678 and 44685.

LCM(44678,44685) = 2¹ × 89¹ × 251¹ × 3³ × 5¹ × 331¹
LCM(44678,44685) = 1996436430