What is the Least Common Multiple of 44740 and 44749?

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 44740 and 44749 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44740 and 44749, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44740,44749) = 1
LCM(44740,44749) = ( 44740 × 44749) / 1
LCM(44740,44749) = 2002070260 / 1
LCM(44740,44749) = 2002070260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44740 and 44749 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44740 and 44749. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44740 and 44749.

Prime Factorization of 44740

Prime Factorization of 44749

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44740 and 44749.

LCM(44740,44749) = 2² × 5¹ × 2237¹ × 73¹ × 613¹
LCM(44740,44749) = 2002070260