What is the Least Common Multiple of 43370 and 43385?

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 43370 and 43385 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43370 and 43385, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43370,43385) = 5
LCM(43370,43385) = ( 43370 × 43385) / 5
LCM(43370,43385) = 1881607450 / 5
LCM(43370,43385) = 376321490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43370 and 43385 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43370 and 43385. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43370 and 43385.

Prime Factorization of 43370

Prime Factorization of 43385

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43370 and 43385.

LCM(43370,43385) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4337¹ × 8677¹
LCM(43370,43385) = 376321490