What is the Least Common Multiple of 3435 and 3443?

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 3435 and 3443 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3435 and 3443, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3435,3443) = 1
LCM(3435,3443) = ( 3435 × 3443) / 1
LCM(3435,3443) = 11826705 / 1
LCM(3435,3443) = 11826705

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3435 and 3443 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3435 and 3443. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3435 and 3443.

Prime Factorization of 3435

Prime Factorization of 3443

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3435 and 3443.

LCM(3435,3443) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 229¹ × 11¹ × 313¹
LCM(3435,3443) = 11826705