What is the Least Common Multiple of 43646 and 43651?

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 43646 and 43651 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43646 and 43651, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43646,43651) = 1
LCM(43646,43651) = ( 43646 × 43651) / 1
LCM(43646,43651) = 1905191546 / 1
LCM(43646,43651) = 1905191546

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43646 and 43651 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43646 and 43651. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43646 and 43651.

Prime Factorization of 43646

Prime Factorization of 43651

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43646 and 43651.

LCM(43646,43651) = 2¹ × 139¹ × 157¹ × 43651¹
LCM(43646,43651) = 1905191546