What is the Least Common Multiple of 43098 and 43116?

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 43098 and 43116 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43098 and 43116, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43098,43116) = 6
LCM(43098,43116) = ( 43098 × 43116) / 6
LCM(43098,43116) = 1858213368 / 6
LCM(43098,43116) = 309702228

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43098 and 43116 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43098 and 43116. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43098 and 43116.

Prime Factorization of 43098

Prime Factorization of 43116

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43098 and 43116.

LCM(43098,43116) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 653¹ × 3593¹
LCM(43098,43116) = 309702228