What is the Least Common Multiple of 43994 and 44010?

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 44010 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 44010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43994,44010) = 2
LCM(43994,44010) = ( 43994 × 44010) / 2
LCM(43994,44010) = 1936175940 / 2
LCM(43994,44010) = 968087970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43994 and 44010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43994 and 44010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43994 and 44010.

Prime Factorization of 43994

Prime Factorization of 44010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43994 and 44010.

LCM(43994,44010) = 2¹ × 21997¹ × 3³ × 5¹ × 163¹
LCM(43994,44010) = 968087970