What is the Least Common Multiple of 43846 and 43861?

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 43861 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 43861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43846,43861) = 1
LCM(43846,43861) = ( 43846 × 43861) / 1
LCM(43846,43861) = 1923129406 / 1
LCM(43846,43861) = 1923129406

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43846 and 43861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43846 and 43861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43846 and 43861.

Prime Factorization of 43846

Prime Factorization of 43861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43846 and 43861.

LCM(43846,43861) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1993¹ × 23¹ × 1907¹
LCM(43846,43861) = 1923129406