What is the Least Common Multiple of 43348 and 43357?

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 43348 and 43357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43348 and 43357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43348,43357) = 1
LCM(43348,43357) = ( 43348 × 43357) / 1
LCM(43348,43357) = 1879439236 / 1
LCM(43348,43357) = 1879439236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43348 and 43357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43348 and 43357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43348 and 43357.

Prime Factorization of 43348

Prime Factorization of 43357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43348 and 43357.

LCM(43348,43357) = 2² × 10837¹ × 191¹ × 227¹
LCM(43348,43357) = 1879439236