What is the Least Common Multiple of 32158 and 32165?

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 32158 and 32165 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32158 and 32165, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32158,32165) = 7
LCM(32158,32165) = ( 32158 × 32165) / 7
LCM(32158,32165) = 1034362070 / 7
LCM(32158,32165) = 147766010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32158 and 32165 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32158 and 32165. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32158 and 32165.

Prime Factorization of 32158

Prime Factorization of 32165

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32158 and 32165.

LCM(32158,32165) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2297¹ × 5¹ × 919¹
LCM(32158,32165) = 147766010