What is the Least Common Multiple of 43149 and 43156?

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 43149 and 43156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43149 and 43156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43149,43156) = 1
LCM(43149,43156) = ( 43149 × 43156) / 1
LCM(43149,43156) = 1862138244 / 1
LCM(43149,43156) = 1862138244

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43149 and 43156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43149 and 43156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43149 and 43156.

Prime Factorization of 43149

Prime Factorization of 43156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43149 and 43156.

LCM(43149,43156) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 757¹ × 2² × 10789¹
LCM(43149,43156) = 1862138244