What is the Least Common Multiple of 43631 and 43648?

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 43648 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 43648, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43631,43648) = 1
LCM(43631,43648) = ( 43631 × 43648) / 1
LCM(43631,43648) = 1904405888 / 1
LCM(43631,43648) = 1904405888

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43631 and 43648 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43631 and 43648. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43631 and 43648.

Prime Factorization of 43631

Prime Factorization of 43648

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43631 and 43648.

LCM(43631,43648) = 7¹ × 23¹ × 271¹ × 2⁷ × 11¹ × 31¹
LCM(43631,43648) = 1904405888