What is the Least Common Multiple of 44996 and 45009?

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 44996 and 45009 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44996 and 45009, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44996,45009) = 1
LCM(44996,45009) = ( 44996 × 45009) / 1
LCM(44996,45009) = 2025224964 / 1
LCM(44996,45009) = 2025224964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44996 and 45009 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44996 and 45009. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44996 and 45009.

Prime Factorization of 44996

Prime Factorization of 45009

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44996 and 45009.

LCM(44996,45009) = 2² × 7¹ × 1607¹ × 3³ × 1667¹
LCM(44996,45009) = 2025224964