What is the Least Common Multiple of 43946 and 43951?

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 43946 and 43951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43946 and 43951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43946,43951) = 1
LCM(43946,43951) = ( 43946 × 43951) / 1
LCM(43946,43951) = 1931470646 / 1
LCM(43946,43951) = 1931470646

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43946 and 43951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43946 and 43951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43946 and 43951.

Prime Factorization of 43946

Prime Factorization of 43951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43946 and 43951.

LCM(43946,43951) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 43¹ × 73¹ × 43951¹
LCM(43946,43951) = 1931470646