What is the Least Common Multiple of 44902 and 44921?

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 44902 and 44921 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44902 and 44921, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44902,44921) = 1
LCM(44902,44921) = ( 44902 × 44921) / 1
LCM(44902,44921) = 2017042742 / 1
LCM(44902,44921) = 2017042742

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44902 and 44921 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44902 and 44921. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44902 and 44921.

Prime Factorization of 44902

Prime Factorization of 44921

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44902 and 44921.

LCM(44902,44921) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 157¹ × 29¹ × 1549¹
LCM(44902,44921) = 2017042742