What is the Least Common Multiple of 43342 and 43360?

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 43342 and 43360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43342 and 43360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43342,43360) = 2
LCM(43342,43360) = ( 43342 × 43360) / 2
LCM(43342,43360) = 1879309120 / 2
LCM(43342,43360) = 939654560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43342 and 43360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43342 and 43360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43342 and 43360.

Prime Factorization of 43342

Prime Factorization of 43360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43342 and 43360.

LCM(43342,43360) = 2⁵ × 13¹ × 1667¹ × 5¹ × 271¹
LCM(43342,43360) = 939654560