What is the Least Common Multiple of 43846 and 43853?

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 43846 and 43853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43846 and 43853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43846,43853) = 1
LCM(43846,43853) = ( 43846 × 43853) / 1
LCM(43846,43853) = 1922778638 / 1
LCM(43846,43853) = 1922778638

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43846 and 43853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43846 and 43853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43846 and 43853.

Prime Factorization of 43846

Prime Factorization of 43853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43846 and 43853.

LCM(43846,43853) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1993¹ × 43853¹
LCM(43846,43853) = 1922778638