What is the Least Common Multiple of 43146 and 43150?

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 43146 and 43150 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43146 and 43150, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43146,43150) = 2
LCM(43146,43150) = ( 43146 × 43150) / 2
LCM(43146,43150) = 1861749900 / 2
LCM(43146,43150) = 930874950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43146 and 43150 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43146 and 43150. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43146 and 43150.

Prime Factorization of 43146

Prime Factorization of 43150

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43146 and 43150.

LCM(43146,43150) = 2¹ × 3³ × 17¹ × 47¹ × 5² × 863¹
LCM(43146,43150) = 930874950