What is the Least Common Multiple of 44986 and 44992?

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 44986 and 44992 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44986 and 44992, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44986,44992) = 2
LCM(44986,44992) = ( 44986 × 44992) / 2
LCM(44986,44992) = 2024010112 / 2
LCM(44986,44992) = 1012005056

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44986 and 44992 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44986 and 44992. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44986 and 44992.

Prime Factorization of 44986

Prime Factorization of 44992

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44986 and 44992.

LCM(44986,44992) = 2⁶ × 83¹ × 271¹ × 19¹ × 37¹
LCM(44986,44992) = 1012005056