What is the Least Common Multiple of 43556 and 43572?

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 43556 and 43572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43556 and 43572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43556,43572) = 4
LCM(43556,43572) = ( 43556 × 43572) / 4
LCM(43556,43572) = 1897822032 / 4
LCM(43556,43572) = 474455508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43556 and 43572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43556 and 43572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43556 and 43572.

Prime Factorization of 43556

Prime Factorization of 43572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43556 and 43572.

LCM(43556,43572) = 2² × 10889¹ × 3¹ × 3631¹
LCM(43556,43572) = 474455508