What is the Least Common Multiple of 32356 and 32360?

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 32356 and 32360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32356 and 32360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32356,32360) = 4
LCM(32356,32360) = ( 32356 × 32360) / 4
LCM(32356,32360) = 1047040160 / 4
LCM(32356,32360) = 261760040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32356 and 32360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32356 and 32360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32356 and 32360.

Prime Factorization of 32356

Prime Factorization of 32360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32356 and 32360.

LCM(32356,32360) = 2³ × 8089¹ × 5¹ × 809¹
LCM(32356,32360) = 261760040