What is the Least Common Multiple of 43642 and 43658?

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 43642 and 43658 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43642 and 43658, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43642,43658) = 2
LCM(43642,43658) = ( 43642 × 43658) / 2
LCM(43642,43658) = 1905322436 / 2
LCM(43642,43658) = 952661218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43642 and 43658 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43642 and 43658. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43642 and 43658.

Prime Factorization of 43642

Prime Factorization of 43658

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43642 and 43658.

LCM(43642,43658) = 2¹ × 21821¹ × 83¹ × 263¹
LCM(43642,43658) = 952661218