What is the Least Common Multiple of 44848 and 44857?

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 44848 and 44857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44848 and 44857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44848,44857) = 1
LCM(44848,44857) = ( 44848 × 44857) / 1
LCM(44848,44857) = 2011746736 / 1
LCM(44848,44857) = 2011746736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44848 and 44857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44848 and 44857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44848 and 44857.

Prime Factorization of 44848

Prime Factorization of 44857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44848 and 44857.

LCM(44848,44857) = 2⁴ × 2803¹ × 31¹ × 1447¹
LCM(44848,44857) = 2011746736