What is the Least Common Multiple of 44934 and 44948?

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 44934 and 44948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44934 and 44948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44934,44948) = 2
LCM(44934,44948) = ( 44934 × 44948) / 2
LCM(44934,44948) = 2019693432 / 2
LCM(44934,44948) = 1009846716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44934 and 44948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44934 and 44948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44934 and 44948.

Prime Factorization of 44934

Prime Factorization of 44948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44934 and 44948.

LCM(44934,44948) = 2² × 3¹ × 7489¹ × 17¹ × 661¹
LCM(44934,44948) = 1009846716