What is the Least Common Multiple of 43227 and 43234?

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 43227 and 43234 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43227 and 43234, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43227,43234) = 1
LCM(43227,43234) = ( 43227 × 43234) / 1
LCM(43227,43234) = 1868876118 / 1
LCM(43227,43234) = 1868876118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43227 and 43234 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43227 and 43234. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43227 and 43234.

Prime Factorization of 43227

Prime Factorization of 43234

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43227 and 43234.

LCM(43227,43234) = 3³ × 1601¹ × 2¹ × 21617¹
LCM(43227,43234) = 1868876118