What is the Least Common Multiple of 32396 and 32400?

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 32396 and 32400 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32396 and 32400, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32396,32400) = 4
LCM(32396,32400) = ( 32396 × 32400) / 4
LCM(32396,32400) = 1049630400 / 4
LCM(32396,32400) = 262407600

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32396 and 32400 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32396 and 32400. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32396 and 32400.

Prime Factorization of 32396

Prime Factorization of 32400

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32396 and 32400.

LCM(32396,32400) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 89¹ × 3⁴ × 5²
LCM(32396,32400) = 262407600