What is the Least Common Multiple of 43373 and 43388?

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 43373 and 43388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43373 and 43388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43373,43388) = 1
LCM(43373,43388) = ( 43373 × 43388) / 1
LCM(43373,43388) = 1881867724 / 1
LCM(43373,43388) = 1881867724

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43373 and 43388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43373 and 43388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43373 and 43388.

Prime Factorization of 43373

Prime Factorization of 43388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43373 and 43388.

LCM(43373,43388) = 11¹ × 3943¹ × 2² × 10847¹
LCM(43373,43388) = 1881867724