What is the Least Common Multiple of 43594 and 43606?

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 43594 and 43606 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43594 and 43606, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43594,43606) = 2
LCM(43594,43606) = ( 43594 × 43606) / 2
LCM(43594,43606) = 1900959964 / 2
LCM(43594,43606) = 950479982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43594 and 43606 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43594 and 43606. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43594 and 43606.

Prime Factorization of 43594

Prime Factorization of 43606

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43594 and 43606.

LCM(43594,43606) = 2¹ × 71¹ × 307¹ × 21803¹
LCM(43594,43606) = 950479982