What is the Least Common Multiple of 43842 and 43862?

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 43842 and 43862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43842 and 43862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43842,43862) = 2
LCM(43842,43862) = ( 43842 × 43862) / 2
LCM(43842,43862) = 1922997804 / 2
LCM(43842,43862) = 961498902

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43842 and 43862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43842 and 43862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43842 and 43862.

Prime Factorization of 43842

Prime Factorization of 43862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43842 and 43862.

LCM(43842,43862) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7307¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 241¹
LCM(43842,43862) = 961498902