What is the Least Common Multiple of 32235 and 32240?

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 32235 and 32240 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32235 and 32240, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32235,32240) = 5
LCM(32235,32240) = ( 32235 × 32240) / 5
LCM(32235,32240) = 1039256400 / 5
LCM(32235,32240) = 207851280

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32235 and 32240 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32235 and 32240. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32235 and 32240.

Prime Factorization of 32235

Prime Factorization of 32240

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32235 and 32240.

LCM(32235,32240) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 307¹ × 2⁴ × 13¹ × 31¹
LCM(32235,32240) = 207851280