What is the Least Common Multiple of 43552 and 43564?

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 43552 and 43564 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43552 and 43564, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43552,43564) = 4
LCM(43552,43564) = ( 43552 × 43564) / 4
LCM(43552,43564) = 1897299328 / 4
LCM(43552,43564) = 474324832

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43552 and 43564 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43552 and 43564. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43552 and 43564.

Prime Factorization of 43552

Prime Factorization of 43564

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43552 and 43564.

LCM(43552,43564) = 2⁵ × 1361¹ × 10891¹
LCM(43552,43564) = 474324832