What is the Least Common Multiple of 43964 and 43979?

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 43964 and 43979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43964 and 43979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43964,43979) = 1
LCM(43964,43979) = ( 43964 × 43979) / 1
LCM(43964,43979) = 1933492756 / 1
LCM(43964,43979) = 1933492756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43964 and 43979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43964 and 43979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43964 and 43979.

Prime Factorization of 43964

Prime Factorization of 43979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43964 and 43979.

LCM(43964,43979) = 2² × 29¹ × 379¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 199¹
LCM(43964,43979) = 1933492756