What is the Least Common Multiple of 43916 and 43928?

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 43916 and 43928 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43916 and 43928, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43916,43928) = 4
LCM(43916,43928) = ( 43916 × 43928) / 4
LCM(43916,43928) = 1929142048 / 4
LCM(43916,43928) = 482285512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43916 and 43928 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43916 and 43928. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43916 and 43928.

Prime Factorization of 43916

Prime Factorization of 43928

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43916 and 43928.

LCM(43916,43928) = 2³ × 10979¹ × 17² × 19¹
LCM(43916,43928) = 482285512