What is the Least Common Multiple of 43550 and 43566?

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 43550 and 43566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43550 and 43566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43550,43566) = 2
LCM(43550,43566) = ( 43550 × 43566) / 2
LCM(43550,43566) = 1897299300 / 2
LCM(43550,43566) = 948649650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43550 and 43566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43550 and 43566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43550 and 43566.

Prime Factorization of 43550

Prime Factorization of 43566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43550 and 43566.

LCM(43550,43566) = 2¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 67¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 137¹
LCM(43550,43566) = 948649650