What is the Least Common Multiple of 43868 and 43877?

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 43868 and 43877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43868 and 43877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43868,43877) = 1
LCM(43868,43877) = ( 43868 × 43877) / 1
LCM(43868,43877) = 1924796236 / 1
LCM(43868,43877) = 1924796236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43868 and 43877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43868 and 43877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43868 and 43877.

Prime Factorization of 43868

Prime Factorization of 43877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43868 and 43877.

LCM(43868,43877) = 2² × 11¹ × 997¹ × 17¹ × 29¹ × 89¹
LCM(43868,43877) = 1924796236