What is the Least Common Multiple of 43374 and 43391?

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 43374 and 43391 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43374 and 43391, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43374,43391) = 1
LCM(43374,43391) = ( 43374 × 43391) / 1
LCM(43374,43391) = 1882041234 / 1
LCM(43374,43391) = 1882041234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43374 and 43391 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43374 and 43391. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43374 and 43391.

Prime Factorization of 43374

Prime Factorization of 43391

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43374 and 43391.

LCM(43374,43391) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7229¹ × 43391¹
LCM(43374,43391) = 1882041234