What is the Least Common Multiple of 43888 and 43902?

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 43888 and 43902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43888 and 43902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43888,43902) = 2
LCM(43888,43902) = ( 43888 × 43902) / 2
LCM(43888,43902) = 1926770976 / 2
LCM(43888,43902) = 963385488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43888 and 43902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43888 and 43902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43888 and 43902.

Prime Factorization of 43888

Prime Factorization of 43902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43888 and 43902.

LCM(43888,43902) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 211¹ × 3⁴ × 271¹
LCM(43888,43902) = 963385488