What is the Least Common Multiple of 43238 and 43246?

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 43238 and 43246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43238 and 43246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43238,43246) = 2
LCM(43238,43246) = ( 43238 × 43246) / 2
LCM(43238,43246) = 1869870548 / 2
LCM(43238,43246) = 934935274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43238 and 43246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43238 and 43246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43238 and 43246.

Prime Factorization of 43238

Prime Factorization of 43246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43238 and 43246.

LCM(43238,43246) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1663¹ × 7¹ × 3089¹
LCM(43238,43246) = 934935274