What is the Least Common Multiple of 43678 and 43682?

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 43678 and 43682 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43678 and 43682, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43678,43682) = 2
LCM(43678,43682) = ( 43678 × 43682) / 2
LCM(43678,43682) = 1907942396 / 2
LCM(43678,43682) = 953971198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43678 and 43682 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43678 and 43682. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43678 and 43682.

Prime Factorization of 43678

Prime Factorization of 43682

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43678 and 43682.

LCM(43678,43682) = 2¹ × 21839¹ × 21841¹
LCM(43678,43682) = 953971198