What is the Least Common Multiple of 43241 and 43252?

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 43241 and 43252 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43241 and 43252, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43241,43252) = 11
LCM(43241,43252) = ( 43241 × 43252) / 11
LCM(43241,43252) = 1870259732 / 11
LCM(43241,43252) = 170023612

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43241 and 43252 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43241 and 43252. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43241 and 43252.

Prime Factorization of 43241

Prime Factorization of 43252

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43241 and 43252.

LCM(43241,43252) = 11¹ × 3931¹ × 2² × 983¹
LCM(43241,43252) = 170023612