What is the Least Common Multiple of 43702 and 43714?

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 43702 and 43714 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43702 and 43714, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43702,43714) = 2
LCM(43702,43714) = ( 43702 × 43714) / 2
LCM(43702,43714) = 1910389228 / 2
LCM(43702,43714) = 955194614

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43702 and 43714 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43702 and 43714. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43702 and 43714.

Prime Factorization of 43702

Prime Factorization of 43714

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43702 and 43714.

LCM(43702,43714) = 2¹ × 21851¹ × 11¹ × 1987¹
LCM(43702,43714) = 955194614