What is the Least Common Multiple of 43157 and 43176?

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 43157 and 43176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43157 and 43176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43157,43176) = 1
LCM(43157,43176) = ( 43157 × 43176) / 1
LCM(43157,43176) = 1863346632 / 1
LCM(43157,43176) = 1863346632

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43157 and 43176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43157 and 43176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43157 and 43176.

Prime Factorization of 43157

Prime Factorization of 43176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43157 and 43176.

LCM(43157,43176) = 103¹ × 419¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 257¹
LCM(43157,43176) = 1863346632