What is the Least Common Multiple of 43138 and 43157?

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 43138 and 43157 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43138 and 43157, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43138,43157) = 1
LCM(43138,43157) = ( 43138 × 43157) / 1
LCM(43138,43157) = 1861706666 / 1
LCM(43138,43157) = 1861706666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43138 and 43157 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43138 and 43157. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43138 and 43157.

Prime Factorization of 43138

Prime Factorization of 43157

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43138 and 43157.

LCM(43138,43157) = 2¹ × 21569¹ × 103¹ × 419¹
LCM(43138,43157) = 1861706666