What is the Least Common Multiple of 43949 and 43957?

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 43949 and 43957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43949 and 43957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43949,43957) = 1
LCM(43949,43957) = ( 43949 × 43957) / 1
LCM(43949,43957) = 1931866193 / 1
LCM(43949,43957) = 1931866193

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43949 and 43957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43949 and 43957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43949 and 43957.

Prime Factorization of 43949

Prime Factorization of 43957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43949 and 43957.

LCM(43949,43957) = 71¹ × 619¹ × 113¹ × 389¹
LCM(43949,43957) = 1931866193