What is the Least Common Multiple of 44994 and 44998?

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 44994 and 44998 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44994 and 44998, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44994,44998) = 2
LCM(44994,44998) = ( 44994 × 44998) / 2
LCM(44994,44998) = 2024640012 / 2
LCM(44994,44998) = 1012320006

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44994 and 44998 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44994 and 44998. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44994 and 44998.

Prime Factorization of 44994

Prime Factorization of 44998

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44994 and 44998.

LCM(44994,44998) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7499¹ × 149¹ × 151¹
LCM(44994,44998) = 1012320006