What is the Least Common Multiple of 43462 and 43477?

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 43462 and 43477 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43462 and 43477, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43462,43477) = 1
LCM(43462,43477) = ( 43462 × 43477) / 1
LCM(43462,43477) = 1889597374 / 1
LCM(43462,43477) = 1889597374

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43462 and 43477 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43462 and 43477. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43462 and 43477.

Prime Factorization of 43462

Prime Factorization of 43477

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43462 and 43477.

LCM(43462,43477) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 701¹ × 7¹ × 6211¹
LCM(43462,43477) = 1889597374