What is the Least Common Multiple of 43796 and 43816?

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 43796 and 43816 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43796 and 43816, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43796,43816) = 4
LCM(43796,43816) = ( 43796 × 43816) / 4
LCM(43796,43816) = 1918965536 / 4
LCM(43796,43816) = 479741384

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43796 and 43816 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43796 and 43816. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43796 and 43816.

Prime Factorization of 43796

Prime Factorization of 43816

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43796 and 43816.

LCM(43796,43816) = 2³ × 10949¹ × 5477¹
LCM(43796,43816) = 479741384