What is the Least Common Multiple of 43682 and 43700?

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 43682 and 43700 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43682 and 43700, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43682,43700) = 2
LCM(43682,43700) = ( 43682 × 43700) / 2
LCM(43682,43700) = 1908903400 / 2
LCM(43682,43700) = 954451700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43682 and 43700 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43682 and 43700. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43682 and 43700.

Prime Factorization of 43682

Prime Factorization of 43700

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43682 and 43700.

LCM(43682,43700) = 2² × 21841¹ × 5² × 19¹ × 23¹
LCM(43682,43700) = 954451700