What is the Least Common Multiple of 43383 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 43383 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 43383 and 43388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43383,43388) = 1
LCM(43383,43388) = ( 43383 × 43388) / 1
LCM(43383,43388) = 1882301604 / 1
LCM(43383,43388) = 1882301604

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43383 and 43388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43383 and 43388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43383 and 43388.

Prime Factorization of 43383

Prime Factorization of 43388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43383 and 43388.

LCM(43383,43388) = 3¹ × 14461¹ × 2² × 10847¹
LCM(43383,43388) = 1882301604