What is the Least Common Multiple of 32116 and 32124?

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 32116 and 32124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32116 and 32124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32116,32124) = 4
LCM(32116,32124) = ( 32116 × 32124) / 4
LCM(32116,32124) = 1031694384 / 4
LCM(32116,32124) = 257923596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32116 and 32124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32116 and 32124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32116 and 32124.

Prime Factorization of 32116

Prime Factorization of 32124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32116 and 32124.

LCM(32116,32124) = 2² × 7¹ × 31¹ × 37¹ × 3¹ × 2677¹
LCM(32116,32124) = 257923596