What is the Least Common Multiple of 43218 and 43237?

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 43218 and 43237 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43218 and 43237, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43218,43237) = 1
LCM(43218,43237) = ( 43218 × 43237) / 1
LCM(43218,43237) = 1868616666 / 1
LCM(43218,43237) = 1868616666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43218 and 43237 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43218 and 43237. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43218 and 43237.

Prime Factorization of 43218

Prime Factorization of 43237

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43218 and 43237.

LCM(43218,43237) = 2¹ × 3² × 7⁴ × 43237¹
LCM(43218,43237) = 1868616666