What is the Least Common Multiple of 43971 and 43976?

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 43971 and 43976 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43971 and 43976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43971,43976) = 1
LCM(43971,43976) = ( 43971 × 43976) / 1
LCM(43971,43976) = 1933668696 / 1
LCM(43971,43976) = 1933668696

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43971 and 43976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43971 and 43976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43971 and 43976.

Prime Factorization of 43971

Prime Factorization of 43976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43971 and 43976.

LCM(43971,43976) = 3¹ × 14657¹ × 2³ × 23¹ × 239¹
LCM(43971,43976) = 1933668696