What is the Least Common Multiple of 43942 and 43948?

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 43942 and 43948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43942 and 43948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43942,43948) = 2
LCM(43942,43948) = ( 43942 × 43948) / 2
LCM(43942,43948) = 1931163016 / 2
LCM(43942,43948) = 965581508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43942 and 43948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43942 and 43948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43942 and 43948.

Prime Factorization of 43942

Prime Factorization of 43948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43942 and 43948.

LCM(43942,43948) = 2² × 127¹ × 173¹ × 10987¹
LCM(43942,43948) = 965581508