What is the Least Common Multiple of 44984 and 44994?

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 44984 and 44994 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44984 and 44994, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44984,44994) = 2
LCM(44984,44994) = ( 44984 × 44994) / 2
LCM(44984,44994) = 2024010096 / 2
LCM(44984,44994) = 1012005048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44984 and 44994 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44984 and 44994. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44984 and 44994.

Prime Factorization of 44984

Prime Factorization of 44994

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44984 and 44994.

LCM(44984,44994) = 2³ × 5623¹ × 3¹ × 7499¹
LCM(44984,44994) = 1012005048