What is the Least Common Multiple of 43680 and 43697?

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 43680 and 43697 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43680 and 43697, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43680,43697) = 1
LCM(43680,43697) = ( 43680 × 43697) / 1
LCM(43680,43697) = 1908684960 / 1
LCM(43680,43697) = 1908684960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43680 and 43697 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43680 and 43697. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43680 and 43697.

Prime Factorization of 43680

Prime Factorization of 43697

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43680 and 43697.

LCM(43680,43697) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 37¹ × 1181¹
LCM(43680,43697) = 1908684960