What is the Least Common Multiple of 43572 and 43588?

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 43572 and 43588 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43572 and 43588, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43572,43588) = 4
LCM(43572,43588) = ( 43572 × 43588) / 4
LCM(43572,43588) = 1899216336 / 4
LCM(43572,43588) = 474804084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43572 and 43588 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43572 and 43588. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43572 and 43588.

Prime Factorization of 43572

Prime Factorization of 43588

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43572 and 43588.

LCM(43572,43588) = 2² × 3¹ × 3631¹ × 17¹ × 641¹
LCM(43572,43588) = 474804084