What is the Least Common Multiple of 43458 and 43476?

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 43458 and 43476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43458 and 43476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43458,43476) = 6
LCM(43458,43476) = ( 43458 × 43476) / 6
LCM(43458,43476) = 1889380008 / 6
LCM(43458,43476) = 314896668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43458 and 43476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43458 and 43476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43458 and 43476.

Prime Factorization of 43458

Prime Factorization of 43476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43458 and 43476.

LCM(43458,43476) = 2² × 3¹ × 7243¹ × 3623¹
LCM(43458,43476) = 314896668