What is the Least Common Multiple of 44922 and 44931?

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 44922 and 44931 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44922 and 44931, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44922,44931) = 3
LCM(44922,44931) = ( 44922 × 44931) / 3
LCM(44922,44931) = 2018390382 / 3
LCM(44922,44931) = 672796794

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44922 and 44931 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44922 and 44931. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44922 and 44931.

Prime Factorization of 44922

Prime Factorization of 44931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44922 and 44931.

LCM(44922,44931) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7487¹ × 17¹ × 881¹
LCM(44922,44931) = 672796794