What is the Least Common Multiple of 43884 and 43892?

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 43884 and 43892 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43884 and 43892, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43884,43892) = 4
LCM(43884,43892) = ( 43884 × 43892) / 4
LCM(43884,43892) = 1926156528 / 4
LCM(43884,43892) = 481539132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43884 and 43892 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43884 and 43892. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43884 and 43892.

Prime Factorization of 43884

Prime Factorization of 43892

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43884 and 43892.

LCM(43884,43892) = 2² × 3² × 23¹ × 53¹ × 10973¹
LCM(43884,43892) = 481539132