What is the Least Common Multiple of 43995 and 44015?

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 43995 and 44015 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43995 and 44015, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43995,44015) = 5
LCM(43995,44015) = ( 43995 × 44015) / 5
LCM(43995,44015) = 1936439925 / 5
LCM(43995,44015) = 387287985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43995 and 44015 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43995 and 44015. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43995 and 44015.

Prime Factorization of 43995

Prime Factorization of 44015

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43995 and 44015.

LCM(43995,44015) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 419¹ × 8803¹
LCM(43995,44015) = 387287985