What is the Least Common Multiple of 44836 and 44840?

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 44836 and 44840 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44836 and 44840, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44836,44840) = 4
LCM(44836,44840) = ( 44836 × 44840) / 4
LCM(44836,44840) = 2010446240 / 4
LCM(44836,44840) = 502611560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44836 and 44840 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44836 and 44840. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44836 and 44840.

Prime Factorization of 44836

Prime Factorization of 44840

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44836 and 44840.

LCM(44836,44840) = 2³ × 11¹ × 1019¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 59¹
LCM(44836,44840) = 502611560