What is the Least Common Multiple of 44844 and 44853?

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 44844 and 44853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44844 and 44853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44844,44853) = 3
LCM(44844,44853) = ( 44844 × 44853) / 3
LCM(44844,44853) = 2011387932 / 3
LCM(44844,44853) = 670462644

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44844 and 44853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44844 and 44853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44844 and 44853.

Prime Factorization of 44844

Prime Factorization of 44853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44844 and 44853.

LCM(44844,44853) = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 101¹ × 14951¹
LCM(44844,44853) = 670462644