What is the Least Common Multiple of 43634 and 43646?

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 43634 and 43646 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43634 and 43646, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43634,43646) = 2
LCM(43634,43646) = ( 43634 × 43646) / 2
LCM(43634,43646) = 1904449564 / 2
LCM(43634,43646) = 952224782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43634 and 43646 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43634 and 43646. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43634 and 43646.

Prime Factorization of 43634

Prime Factorization of 43646

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43634 and 43646.

LCM(43634,43646) = 2¹ × 21817¹ × 139¹ × 157¹
LCM(43634,43646) = 952224782