What is the Least Common Multiple of 43298 and 43311?

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 43298 and 43311 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43298 and 43311, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43298,43311) = 1
LCM(43298,43311) = ( 43298 × 43311) / 1
LCM(43298,43311) = 1875279678 / 1
LCM(43298,43311) = 1875279678

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43298 and 43311 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43298 and 43311. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43298 and 43311.

Prime Factorization of 43298

Prime Factorization of 43311

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43298 and 43311.

LCM(43298,43311) = 2¹ × 21649¹ × 3¹ × 14437¹
LCM(43298,43311) = 1875279678