What is the Least Common Multiple of 44989 and 45004?

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 44989 and 45004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44989 and 45004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44989,45004) = 1
LCM(44989,45004) = ( 44989 × 45004) / 1
LCM(44989,45004) = 2024684956 / 1
LCM(44989,45004) = 2024684956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44989 and 45004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44989 and 45004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44989 and 45004.

Prime Factorization of 44989

Prime Factorization of 45004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44989 and 45004.

LCM(44989,45004) = 7¹ × 6427¹ × 2² × 11251¹
LCM(44989,45004) = 2024684956