What is the Least Common Multiple of 43344 and 43356?

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 43344 and 43356 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43344 and 43356, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43344,43356) = 12
LCM(43344,43356) = ( 43344 × 43356) / 12
LCM(43344,43356) = 1879222464 / 12
LCM(43344,43356) = 156601872

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43344 and 43356 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43344 and 43356. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43344 and 43356.

Prime Factorization of 43344

Prime Factorization of 43356

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43344 and 43356.

LCM(43344,43356) = 2⁴ × 3² × 7¹ × 43¹ × 3613¹
LCM(43344,43356) = 156601872