What is the Least Common Multiple of 44998 and 45010?

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 44998 and 45010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44998 and 45010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44998,45010) = 2
LCM(44998,45010) = ( 44998 × 45010) / 2
LCM(44998,45010) = 2025359980 / 2
LCM(44998,45010) = 1012679990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44998 and 45010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44998 and 45010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44998 and 45010.

Prime Factorization of 44998

Prime Factorization of 45010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44998 and 45010.

LCM(44998,45010) = 2¹ × 149¹ × 151¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 643¹
LCM(44998,45010) = 1012679990