What is the Least Common Multiple of 43326 and 43340?

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 43326 and 43340 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43326 and 43340, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43326,43340) = 2
LCM(43326,43340) = ( 43326 × 43340) / 2
LCM(43326,43340) = 1877748840 / 2
LCM(43326,43340) = 938874420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43326 and 43340 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43326 and 43340. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43326 and 43340.

Prime Factorization of 43326

Prime Factorization of 43340

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43326 and 43340.

LCM(43326,43340) = 2² × 3² × 29¹ × 83¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 197¹
LCM(43326,43340) = 938874420