What is the Least Common Multiple of 43587 and 43596?

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 43587 and 43596 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43587 and 43596, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43587,43596) = 9
LCM(43587,43596) = ( 43587 × 43596) / 9
LCM(43587,43596) = 1900218852 / 9
LCM(43587,43596) = 211135428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43587 and 43596 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43587 and 43596. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43587 and 43596.

Prime Factorization of 43587

Prime Factorization of 43596

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43587 and 43596.

LCM(43587,43596) = 3² × 29¹ × 167¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 173¹
LCM(43587,43596) = 211135428