What is the Least Common Multiple of 43958 and 43973?

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 43958 and 43973 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43958 and 43973, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43958,43973) = 1
LCM(43958,43973) = ( 43958 × 43973) / 1
LCM(43958,43973) = 1932965134 / 1
LCM(43958,43973) = 1932965134

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43958 and 43973 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43958 and 43973. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43958 and 43973.

Prime Factorization of 43958

Prime Factorization of 43973

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43958 and 43973.

LCM(43958,43973) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 709¹ × 43973¹
LCM(43958,43973) = 1932965134