What is the Least Common Multiple of 32007 and 32012?

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 32007 and 32012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32007 and 32012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32007,32012) = 1
LCM(32007,32012) = ( 32007 × 32012) / 1
LCM(32007,32012) = 1024608084 / 1
LCM(32007,32012) = 1024608084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32007 and 32012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32007 and 32012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32007 and 32012.

Prime Factorization of 32007

Prime Factorization of 32012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32007 and 32012.

LCM(32007,32012) = 3¹ × 47¹ × 227¹ × 2² × 53¹ × 151¹
LCM(32007,32012) = 1024608084