What is the Least Common Multiple of 43640 and 43655?

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 43640 and 43655 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43640 and 43655, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43640,43655) = 5
LCM(43640,43655) = ( 43640 × 43655) / 5
LCM(43640,43655) = 1905104200 / 5
LCM(43640,43655) = 381020840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43640 and 43655 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43640 and 43655. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43640 and 43655.

Prime Factorization of 43640

Prime Factorization of 43655

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43640 and 43655.

LCM(43640,43655) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1091¹ × 8731¹
LCM(43640,43655) = 381020840