What is the Least Common Multiple of 43631 and 43636?

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 43631 and 43636 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43631 and 43636, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43631,43636) = 1
LCM(43631,43636) = ( 43631 × 43636) / 1
LCM(43631,43636) = 1903882316 / 1
LCM(43631,43636) = 1903882316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43631 and 43636 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43631 and 43636. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43631 and 43636.

Prime Factorization of 43631

Prime Factorization of 43636

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43631 and 43636.

LCM(43631,43636) = 7¹ × 23¹ × 271¹ × 2² × 10909¹
LCM(43631,43636) = 1903882316