What is the Least Common Multiple of 43568 and 43574?

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 43568 and 43574 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43568 and 43574, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43568,43574) = 2
LCM(43568,43574) = ( 43568 × 43574) / 2
LCM(43568,43574) = 1898432032 / 2
LCM(43568,43574) = 949216016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43568 and 43574 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43568 and 43574. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43568 and 43574.

Prime Factorization of 43568

Prime Factorization of 43574

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43568 and 43574.

LCM(43568,43574) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 389¹ × 21787¹
LCM(43568,43574) = 949216016