What is the Least Common Multiple of 43788 and 43804?

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 43788 and 43804 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43788 and 43804, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43788,43804) = 4
LCM(43788,43804) = ( 43788 × 43804) / 4
LCM(43788,43804) = 1918089552 / 4
LCM(43788,43804) = 479522388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43788 and 43804 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43788 and 43804. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43788 and 43804.

Prime Factorization of 43788

Prime Factorization of 43804

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43788 and 43804.

LCM(43788,43804) = 2² × 3¹ × 41¹ × 89¹ × 47¹ × 233¹
LCM(43788,43804) = 479522388