What is the Least Common Multiple of 22257 and 22262?

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 22257 and 22262 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22257 and 22262, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22257,22262) = 1
LCM(22257,22262) = ( 22257 × 22262) / 1
LCM(22257,22262) = 495485334 / 1
LCM(22257,22262) = 495485334

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22257 and 22262 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22257 and 22262. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22257 and 22262.

Prime Factorization of 22257

Prime Factorization of 22262

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22257 and 22262.

LCM(22257,22262) = 3² × 2473¹ × 2¹ × 11131¹
LCM(22257,22262) = 495485334