What is the Least Common Multiple of 43986 and 43998?

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 43986 and 43998 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43986 and 43998, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43986,43998) = 6
LCM(43986,43998) = ( 43986 × 43998) / 6
LCM(43986,43998) = 1935296028 / 6
LCM(43986,43998) = 322549338

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43986 and 43998 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43986 and 43998. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43986 and 43998.

Prime Factorization of 43986

Prime Factorization of 43998

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43986 and 43998.

LCM(43986,43998) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7331¹ × 7333¹
LCM(43986,43998) = 322549338