What is the Least Common Multiple of 9352 and 9372?

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 9352 and 9372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9352 and 9372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9352,9372) = 4
LCM(9352,9372) = ( 9352 × 9372) / 4
LCM(9352,9372) = 87646944 / 4
LCM(9352,9372) = 21911736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9352 and 9372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9352 and 9372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9352 and 9372.

Prime Factorization of 9352

Prime Factorization of 9372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9352 and 9372.

LCM(9352,9372) = 2³ × 7¹ × 167¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 71¹
LCM(9352,9372) = 21911736