What is the Least Common Multiple of 43184 and 43202?

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 43184 and 43202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43184 and 43202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43184,43202) = 2
LCM(43184,43202) = ( 43184 × 43202) / 2
LCM(43184,43202) = 1865635168 / 2
LCM(43184,43202) = 932817584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43184 and 43202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43184 and 43202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43184 and 43202.

Prime Factorization of 43184

Prime Factorization of 43202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43184 and 43202.

LCM(43184,43202) = 2⁴ × 2699¹ × 21601¹
LCM(43184,43202) = 932817584