What is the Least Common Multiple of 43984 and 43991?

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 43984 and 43991 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43984 and 43991, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43984,43991) = 1
LCM(43984,43991) = ( 43984 × 43991) / 1
LCM(43984,43991) = 1934900144 / 1
LCM(43984,43991) = 1934900144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43984 and 43991 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43984 and 43991. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43984 and 43991.

Prime Factorization of 43984

Prime Factorization of 43991

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43984 and 43991.

LCM(43984,43991) = 2⁴ × 2749¹ × 43991¹
LCM(43984,43991) = 1934900144