What is the Least Common Multiple of 43869 and 43873?

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 43869 and 43873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43869 and 43873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43869,43873) = 1
LCM(43869,43873) = ( 43869 × 43873) / 1
LCM(43869,43873) = 1924664637 / 1
LCM(43869,43873) = 1924664637

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43869 and 43873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43869 and 43873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43869 and 43873.

Prime Factorization of 43869

Prime Factorization of 43873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43869 and 43873.

LCM(43869,43873) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2089¹ × 73¹ × 601¹
LCM(43869,43873) = 1924664637