What is the Least Common Multiple of 43348 and 43352?

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 43348 and 43352 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43348 and 43352, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43348,43352) = 4
LCM(43348,43352) = ( 43348 × 43352) / 4
LCM(43348,43352) = 1879222496 / 4
LCM(43348,43352) = 469805624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43348 and 43352 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43348 and 43352. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43348 and 43352.

Prime Factorization of 43348

Prime Factorization of 43352

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43348 and 43352.

LCM(43348,43352) = 2³ × 10837¹ × 5419¹
LCM(43348,43352) = 469805624