What is the Least Common Multiple of 44842 and 44852?

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 44842 and 44852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44842 and 44852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44842,44852) = 2
LCM(44842,44852) = ( 44842 × 44852) / 2
LCM(44842,44852) = 2011253384 / 2
LCM(44842,44852) = 1005626692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44842 and 44852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44842 and 44852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44842 and 44852.

Prime Factorization of 44842

Prime Factorization of 44852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44842 and 44852.

LCM(44842,44852) = 2² × 7¹ × 3203¹ × 11213¹
LCM(44842,44852) = 1005626692