What is the Least Common Multiple of 43661 and 43672?

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 43661 and 43672 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43661 and 43672, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43661,43672) = 1
LCM(43661,43672) = ( 43661 × 43672) / 1
LCM(43661,43672) = 1906763192 / 1
LCM(43661,43672) = 1906763192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43661 and 43672 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43661 and 43672. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43661 and 43672.

Prime Factorization of 43661

Prime Factorization of 43672

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43661 and 43672.

LCM(43661,43672) = 43661¹ × 2³ × 53¹ × 103¹
LCM(43661,43672) = 1906763192