What is the Least Common Multiple of 43522 and 43526?

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 43522 and 43526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43522 and 43526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43522,43526) = 2
LCM(43522,43526) = ( 43522 × 43526) / 2
LCM(43522,43526) = 1894338572 / 2
LCM(43522,43526) = 947169286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43522 and 43526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43522 and 43526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43522 and 43526.

Prime Factorization of 43522

Prime Factorization of 43526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43522 and 43526.

LCM(43522,43526) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 463¹ × 7¹ × 3109¹
LCM(43522,43526) = 947169286