What is the Least Common Multiple of 44958 and 44965?

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 44958 and 44965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44958 and 44965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44958,44965) = 1
LCM(44958,44965) = ( 44958 × 44965) / 1
LCM(44958,44965) = 2021536470 / 1
LCM(44958,44965) = 2021536470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44958 and 44965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44958 and 44965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44958 and 44965.

Prime Factorization of 44958

Prime Factorization of 44965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44958 and 44965.

LCM(44958,44965) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 127¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 23²
LCM(44958,44965) = 2021536470