What is the Least Common Multiple of 44986 and 44993?

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 44993 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 44993, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44986,44993) = 1
LCM(44986,44993) = ( 44986 × 44993) / 1
LCM(44986,44993) = 2024055098 / 1
LCM(44986,44993) = 2024055098

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44986 and 44993 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44986 and 44993. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44986 and 44993.

Prime Factorization of 44986

Prime Factorization of 44993

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44986 and 44993.

LCM(44986,44993) = 2¹ × 83¹ × 271¹ × 13¹ × 3461¹
LCM(44986,44993) = 2024055098