What is the Least Common Multiple of 43231 and 43251?

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 43231 and 43251 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43231 and 43251, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43231,43251) = 1
LCM(43231,43251) = ( 43231 × 43251) / 1
LCM(43231,43251) = 1869783981 / 1
LCM(43231,43251) = 1869783981

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43231 and 43251 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43231 and 43251. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43231 and 43251.

Prime Factorization of 43231

Prime Factorization of 43251

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43231 and 43251.

LCM(43231,43251) = 17¹ × 2543¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1109¹
LCM(43231,43251) = 1869783981