What is the Least Common Multiple of 44918 and 44936?

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 44918 and 44936 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44918 and 44936, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44918,44936) = 2
LCM(44918,44936) = ( 44918 × 44936) / 2
LCM(44918,44936) = 2018435248 / 2
LCM(44918,44936) = 1009217624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44918 and 44936 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44918 and 44936. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44918 and 44936.

Prime Factorization of 44918

Prime Factorization of 44936

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44918 and 44936.

LCM(44918,44936) = 2³ × 37¹ × 607¹ × 41¹ × 137¹
LCM(44918,44936) = 1009217624