What is the Least Common Multiple of 43756 and 43762?

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 43756 and 43762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43756 and 43762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43756,43762) = 2
LCM(43756,43762) = ( 43756 × 43762) / 2
LCM(43756,43762) = 1914850072 / 2
LCM(43756,43762) = 957425036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43756 and 43762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43756 and 43762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43756 and 43762.

Prime Factorization of 43756

Prime Factorization of 43762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43756 and 43762.

LCM(43756,43762) = 2² × 10939¹ × 21881¹
LCM(43756,43762) = 957425036