What is the Least Common Multiple of 43684 and 43690?

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 43684 and 43690 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43684 and 43690, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43684,43690) = 2
LCM(43684,43690) = ( 43684 × 43690) / 2
LCM(43684,43690) = 1908553960 / 2
LCM(43684,43690) = 954276980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43684 and 43690 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43684 and 43690. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43684 and 43690.

Prime Factorization of 43684

Prime Factorization of 43690

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43684 and 43690.

LCM(43684,43690) = 2² × 67¹ × 163¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 257¹
LCM(43684,43690) = 954276980