What is the Least Common Multiple of 43145 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 43145 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 43145 and 43157, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43145,43157) = 1
LCM(43145,43157) = ( 43145 × 43157) / 1
LCM(43145,43157) = 1862008765 / 1
LCM(43145,43157) = 1862008765

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43145 and 43157 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43145 and 43157. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43145 and 43157.

Prime Factorization of 43145

Prime Factorization of 43157

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43145 and 43157.

LCM(43145,43157) = 5¹ × 8629¹ × 103¹ × 419¹
LCM(43145,43157) = 1862008765