What is the Least Common Multiple of 43271 and 43279?

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 43271 and 43279 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43271 and 43279, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43271,43279) = 1
LCM(43271,43279) = ( 43271 × 43279) / 1
LCM(43271,43279) = 1872725609 / 1
LCM(43271,43279) = 1872725609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43271 and 43279 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43271 and 43279. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43271 and 43279.

Prime Factorization of 43271

Prime Factorization of 43279

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43271 and 43279.

LCM(43271,43279) = 43271¹ × 113¹ × 383¹
LCM(43271,43279) = 1872725609