What is the Least Common Multiple of 44931 and 44949?

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 44931 and 44949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44931 and 44949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44931,44949) = 3
LCM(44931,44949) = ( 44931 × 44949) / 3
LCM(44931,44949) = 2019603519 / 3
LCM(44931,44949) = 673201173

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44931 and 44949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44931 and 44949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44931 and 44949.

Prime Factorization of 44931

Prime Factorization of 44949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44931 and 44949.

LCM(44931,44949) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 881¹ × 14983¹
LCM(44931,44949) = 673201173