What is the Least Common Multiple of 44842 and 44858?

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 44858 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 44858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44842,44858) = 2
LCM(44842,44858) = ( 44842 × 44858) / 2
LCM(44842,44858) = 2011522436 / 2
LCM(44842,44858) = 1005761218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44842 and 44858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44842 and 44858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44842 and 44858.

Prime Factorization of 44842

Prime Factorization of 44858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44842 and 44858.

LCM(44842,44858) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3203¹ × 11¹ × 2039¹
LCM(44842,44858) = 1005761218