What is the Least Common Multiple of 43184 and 43204?

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 43204 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 43204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43184,43204) = 4
LCM(43184,43204) = ( 43184 × 43204) / 4
LCM(43184,43204) = 1865721536 / 4
LCM(43184,43204) = 466430384

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43184 and 43204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43184 and 43204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43184 and 43204.

Prime Factorization of 43184

Prime Factorization of 43204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43184 and 43204.

LCM(43184,43204) = 2⁴ × 2699¹ × 7¹ × 1543¹
LCM(43184,43204) = 466430384