What is the Least Common Multiple of 43994 and 44004?

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 43994 and 44004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43994 and 44004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43994,44004) = 2
LCM(43994,44004) = ( 43994 × 44004) / 2
LCM(43994,44004) = 1935911976 / 2
LCM(43994,44004) = 967955988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43994 and 44004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43994 and 44004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43994 and 44004.

Prime Factorization of 43994

Prime Factorization of 44004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43994 and 44004.

LCM(43994,44004) = 2² × 21997¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 193¹
LCM(43994,44004) = 967955988