What is the Least Common Multiple of 43702 and 43718?

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 43718 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 43718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43702,43718) = 2
LCM(43702,43718) = ( 43702 × 43718) / 2
LCM(43702,43718) = 1910564036 / 2
LCM(43702,43718) = 955282018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43702 and 43718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43702 and 43718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43702 and 43718.

Prime Factorization of 43702

Prime Factorization of 43718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43702 and 43718.

LCM(43702,43718) = 2¹ × 21851¹ × 21859¹
LCM(43702,43718) = 955282018