What is the Least Common Multiple of 43402 and 43418?

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 43402 and 43418 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43402 and 43418, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43402,43418) = 2
LCM(43402,43418) = ( 43402 × 43418) / 2
LCM(43402,43418) = 1884428036 / 2
LCM(43402,43418) = 942214018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43402 and 43418 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43402 and 43418. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43402 and 43418.

Prime Factorization of 43402

Prime Factorization of 43418

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43402 and 43418.

LCM(43402,43418) = 2¹ × 21701¹ × 17¹ × 1277¹
LCM(43402,43418) = 942214018