What is the Least Common Multiple of 43931 and 43949?

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 43931 and 43949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43931 and 43949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43931,43949) = 1
LCM(43931,43949) = ( 43931 × 43949) / 1
LCM(43931,43949) = 1930723519 / 1
LCM(43931,43949) = 1930723519

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43931 and 43949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43931 and 43949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43931 and 43949.

Prime Factorization of 43931

Prime Factorization of 43949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43931 and 43949.

LCM(43931,43949) = 197¹ × 223¹ × 71¹ × 619¹
LCM(43931,43949) = 1930723519