What is the Least Common Multiple of 43871 and 43886?

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 43871 and 43886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43871 and 43886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43871,43886) = 1
LCM(43871,43886) = ( 43871 × 43886) / 1
LCM(43871,43886) = 1925322706 / 1
LCM(43871,43886) = 1925322706

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43871 and 43886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43871 and 43886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43871 and 43886.

Prime Factorization of 43871

Prime Factorization of 43886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43871 and 43886.

LCM(43871,43886) = 19¹ × 2309¹ × 2¹ × 21943¹
LCM(43871,43886) = 1925322706