What is the Least Common Multiple of 43697 and 43702?

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 43697 and 43702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43697 and 43702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43697,43702) = 1
LCM(43697,43702) = ( 43697 × 43702) / 1
LCM(43697,43702) = 1909646294 / 1
LCM(43697,43702) = 1909646294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43697 and 43702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43697 and 43702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43697 and 43702.

Prime Factorization of 43697

Prime Factorization of 43702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43697 and 43702.

LCM(43697,43702) = 37¹ × 1181¹ × 2¹ × 21851¹
LCM(43697,43702) = 1909646294