What is the Least Common Multiple of 4361 and 4368?

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 4361 and 4368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 4361 and 4368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(4361,4368) = 7
LCM(4361,4368) = ( 4361 × 4368) / 7
LCM(4361,4368) = 19048848 / 7
LCM(4361,4368) = 2721264

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4361 and 4368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 4361 and 4368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 4361 and 4368.

Prime Factorization of 4361

Prime Factorization of 4368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 4361 and 4368.

LCM(4361,4368) = 7² × 89¹ × 2⁴ × 3¹ × 13¹
LCM(4361,4368) = 2721264