What is the Least Common Multiple of 43985 and 44003?

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 43985 and 44003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43985 and 44003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43985,44003) = 1
LCM(43985,44003) = ( 43985 × 44003) / 1
LCM(43985,44003) = 1935471955 / 1
LCM(43985,44003) = 1935471955

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43985 and 44003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43985 and 44003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43985 and 44003.

Prime Factorization of 43985

Prime Factorization of 44003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43985 and 44003.

LCM(43985,44003) = 5¹ × 19¹ × 463¹ × 79¹ × 557¹
LCM(43985,44003) = 1935471955