What is the Least Common Multiple of 44974 and 44978?

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 44974 and 44978 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44974 and 44978, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44974,44978) = 2
LCM(44974,44978) = ( 44974 × 44978) / 2
LCM(44974,44978) = 2022840572 / 2
LCM(44974,44978) = 1011420286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44974 and 44978 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44974 and 44978. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44974 and 44978.

Prime Factorization of 44974

Prime Factorization of 44978

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44974 and 44978.

LCM(44974,44978) = 2¹ × 113¹ × 199¹ × 43¹ × 523¹
LCM(44974,44978) = 1011420286