What is the Least Common Multiple of 43869 and 43881?

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 43881 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 43881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43869,43881) = 3
LCM(43869,43881) = ( 43869 × 43881) / 3
LCM(43869,43881) = 1925015589 / 3
LCM(43869,43881) = 641671863

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43869 and 43881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43869 and 43881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43869 and 43881.

Prime Factorization of 43869

Prime Factorization of 43881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43869 and 43881.

LCM(43869,43881) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2089¹ × 14627¹
LCM(43869,43881) = 641671863