What is the Least Common Multiple of 43316 and 43322?

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 43316 and 43322 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43316 and 43322, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43316,43322) = 2
LCM(43316,43322) = ( 43316 × 43322) / 2
LCM(43316,43322) = 1876535752 / 2
LCM(43316,43322) = 938267876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43316 and 43322 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43316 and 43322. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43316 and 43322.

Prime Factorization of 43316

Prime Factorization of 43322

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43316 and 43322.

LCM(43316,43322) = 2² × 7² × 13¹ × 17¹ × 21661¹
LCM(43316,43322) = 938267876