What is the Least Common Multiple of 9441 and 9446?

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 9441 and 9446 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9441 and 9446, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9441,9446) = 1
LCM(9441,9446) = ( 9441 × 9446) / 1
LCM(9441,9446) = 89179686 / 1
LCM(9441,9446) = 89179686

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9441 and 9446 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9441 and 9446. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9441 and 9446.

Prime Factorization of 9441

Prime Factorization of 9446

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9441 and 9446.

LCM(9441,9446) = 3² × 1049¹ × 2¹ × 4723¹
LCM(9441,9446) = 89179686