What is the Least Common Multiple of 43234 and 43244?

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 43234 and 43244 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43234 and 43244, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43234,43244) = 2
LCM(43234,43244) = ( 43234 × 43244) / 2
LCM(43234,43244) = 1869611096 / 2
LCM(43234,43244) = 934805548

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43234 and 43244 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43234 and 43244. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43234 and 43244.

Prime Factorization of 43234

Prime Factorization of 43244

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43234 and 43244.

LCM(43234,43244) = 2² × 21617¹ × 19¹ × 569¹
LCM(43234,43244) = 934805548