What is the Least Common Multiple of 43372 and 43376?

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 43372 and 43376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43372 and 43376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43372,43376) = 4
LCM(43372,43376) = ( 43372 × 43376) / 4
LCM(43372,43376) = 1881303872 / 4
LCM(43372,43376) = 470325968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43372 and 43376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43372 and 43376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43372 and 43376.

Prime Factorization of 43372

Prime Factorization of 43376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43372 and 43376.

LCM(43372,43376) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 1549¹ × 2711¹
LCM(43372,43376) = 470325968