What is the Least Common Multiple of 43656 and 43676?

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 43656 and 43676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43656 and 43676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43656,43676) = 4
LCM(43656,43676) = ( 43656 × 43676) / 4
LCM(43656,43676) = 1906719456 / 4
LCM(43656,43676) = 476679864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43656 and 43676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43656 and 43676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43656 and 43676.

Prime Factorization of 43656

Prime Factorization of 43676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43656 and 43676.

LCM(43656,43676) = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 107¹ × 61¹ × 179¹
LCM(43656,43676) = 476679864