What is the Least Common Multiple of 43451 and 43468?

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 43451 and 43468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43451 and 43468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43451,43468) = 1
LCM(43451,43468) = ( 43451 × 43468) / 1
LCM(43451,43468) = 1888728068 / 1
LCM(43451,43468) = 1888728068

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43451 and 43468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43451 and 43468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43451 and 43468.

Prime Factorization of 43451

Prime Factorization of 43468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43451 and 43468.

LCM(43451,43468) = 43451¹ × 2² × 10867¹
LCM(43451,43468) = 1888728068