LCM for 2 and 43
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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 2 and 43?
Answer
LCM of 2 and 43 is
86
First common multiples: 86, 172, 258, …
86 is divisible by both: 86 ÷ 2 = 43, 86 ÷ 43 = 2 — and 43 and 2 share no factor but 1, so no smaller number is. As a common denominator: multiply the top and bottom of x/2 by 43 and of y/43 by 2.
2 and 43 are coprime (GCF = 1), so their LCM is simply the product: 2 × 43 = 86.
2 — prime
43 — prime
| Prime | 2 | 43 | Highest power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 43 | — | 43 | 43 |
— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number; the LCM takes it from the number that has it.
LCM = 2 × 43 = 86
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