What is the Least Common Multiple of 43898 and 43912?

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 43898 and 43912 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43898 and 43912, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43898,43912) = 2
LCM(43898,43912) = ( 43898 × 43912) / 2
LCM(43898,43912) = 1927648976 / 2
LCM(43898,43912) = 963824488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43898 and 43912 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43898 and 43912. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43898 and 43912.

Prime Factorization of 43898

Prime Factorization of 43912

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43898 and 43912.

LCM(43898,43912) = 2³ × 47¹ × 467¹ × 11¹ × 499¹
LCM(43898,43912) = 963824488