What is the Least Common Multiple of 43786 and 43802?

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 43786 and 43802 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43786 and 43802, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43786,43802) = 2
LCM(43786,43802) = ( 43786 × 43802) / 2
LCM(43786,43802) = 1917914372 / 2
LCM(43786,43802) = 958957186

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43786 and 43802 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43786 and 43802. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43786 and 43802.

Prime Factorization of 43786

Prime Factorization of 43802

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43786 and 43802.

LCM(43786,43802) = 2¹ × 21893¹ × 11² × 181¹
LCM(43786,43802) = 958957186