What is the Least Common Multiple of 44965 and 44982?

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 44965 and 44982 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44965 and 44982, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44965,44982) = 17
LCM(44965,44982) = ( 44965 × 44982) / 17
LCM(44965,44982) = 2022615630 / 17
LCM(44965,44982) = 118977390

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44965 and 44982 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44965 and 44982. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44965 and 44982.

Prime Factorization of 44965

Prime Factorization of 44982

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44965 and 44982.

LCM(44965,44982) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 23² × 2¹ × 3³ × 7²
LCM(44965,44982) = 118977390