What is the Least Common Multiple of 43024 and 43032?

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 43024 and 43032 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43024 and 43032, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43024,43032) = 8
LCM(43024,43032) = ( 43024 × 43032) / 8
LCM(43024,43032) = 1851408768 / 8
LCM(43024,43032) = 231426096

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43024 and 43032 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43024 and 43032. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43024 and 43032.

Prime Factorization of 43024

Prime Factorization of 43032

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43024 and 43032.

LCM(43024,43032) = 2⁴ × 2689¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 163¹
LCM(43024,43032) = 231426096