What is the Least Common Multiple of 43612 and 43631?

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 43612 and 43631 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43612 and 43631, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43612,43631) = 1
LCM(43612,43631) = ( 43612 × 43631) / 1
LCM(43612,43631) = 1902835172 / 1
LCM(43612,43631) = 1902835172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43612 and 43631 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43612 and 43631. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43612 and 43631.

Prime Factorization of 43612

Prime Factorization of 43631

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43612 and 43631.

LCM(43612,43631) = 2² × 10903¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 271¹
LCM(43612,43631) = 1902835172