What is the Least Common Multiple of 43343 and 43348?

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 43343 and 43348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43343 and 43348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43343,43348) = 1
LCM(43343,43348) = ( 43343 × 43348) / 1
LCM(43343,43348) = 1878832364 / 1
LCM(43343,43348) = 1878832364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43343 and 43348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43343 and 43348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43343 and 43348.

Prime Factorization of 43343

Prime Factorization of 43348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43343 and 43348.

LCM(43343,43348) = 89¹ × 487¹ × 2² × 10837¹
LCM(43343,43348) = 1878832364