What is the Least Common Multiple of 44886 and 44898?

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 44886 and 44898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44886 and 44898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44886,44898) = 6
LCM(44886,44898) = ( 44886 × 44898) / 6
LCM(44886,44898) = 2015291628 / 6
LCM(44886,44898) = 335881938

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44886 and 44898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44886 and 44898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44886 and 44898.

Prime Factorization of 44886

Prime Factorization of 44898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44886 and 44898.

LCM(44886,44898) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7481¹ × 7¹ × 1069¹
LCM(44886,44898) = 335881938