What is the Least Common Multiple of 43908 and 43923?

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 43908 and 43923 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43908 and 43923, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43908,43923) = 3
LCM(43908,43923) = ( 43908 × 43923) / 3
LCM(43908,43923) = 1928571084 / 3
LCM(43908,43923) = 642857028

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43908 and 43923 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43908 and 43923. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43908 and 43923.

Prime Factorization of 43908

Prime Factorization of 43923

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43908 and 43923.

LCM(43908,43923) = 2² × 3¹ × 3659¹ × 11⁴
LCM(43908,43923) = 642857028