What is the Least Common Multiple of 43862 and 43869?

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 43862 and 43869 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43862 and 43869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43862,43869) = 7
LCM(43862,43869) = ( 43862 × 43869) / 7
LCM(43862,43869) = 1924182078 / 7
LCM(43862,43869) = 274883154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43862 and 43869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43862 and 43869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43862 and 43869.

Prime Factorization of 43862

Prime Factorization of 43869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43862 and 43869.

LCM(43862,43869) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 241¹ × 3¹ × 2089¹
LCM(43862,43869) = 274883154