What is the Least Common Multiple of 43823 and 43836?

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 43823 and 43836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43823 and 43836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43823,43836) = 13
LCM(43823,43836) = ( 43823 × 43836) / 13
LCM(43823,43836) = 1921025028 / 13
LCM(43823,43836) = 147771156

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43823 and 43836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43823 and 43836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43823 and 43836.

Prime Factorization of 43823

Prime Factorization of 43836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43823 and 43836.

LCM(43823,43836) = 13¹ × 3371¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 281¹
LCM(43823,43836) = 147771156