What is the Least Common Multiple of 43868 and 43887?

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 43887 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 43887, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43868,43887) = 1
LCM(43868,43887) = ( 43868 × 43887) / 1
LCM(43868,43887) = 1925234916 / 1
LCM(43868,43887) = 1925234916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43868 and 43887 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43868 and 43887. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43868 and 43887.

Prime Factorization of 43868

Prime Factorization of 43887

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43868 and 43887.

LCM(43868,43887) = 2² × 11¹ × 997¹ × 3¹ × 14629¹
LCM(43868,43887) = 1925234916