What is the Least Common Multiple of 43506 and 43521?

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 43506 and 43521 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43506 and 43521, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43506,43521) = 3
LCM(43506,43521) = ( 43506 × 43521) / 3
LCM(43506,43521) = 1893424626 / 3
LCM(43506,43521) = 631141542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43506 and 43521 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43506 and 43521. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43506 and 43521.

Prime Factorization of 43506

Prime Factorization of 43521

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43506 and 43521.

LCM(43506,43521) = 2¹ × 3² × 2417¹ × 89¹ × 163¹
LCM(43506,43521) = 631141542