What is the Least Common Multiple of 22341 and 22361?

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 22341 and 22361 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22341 and 22361, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22341,22361) = 1
LCM(22341,22361) = ( 22341 × 22361) / 1
LCM(22341,22361) = 499567101 / 1
LCM(22341,22361) = 499567101

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22341 and 22361 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22341 and 22361. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22341 and 22361.

Prime Factorization of 22341

Prime Factorization of 22361

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22341 and 22361.

LCM(22341,22361) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 677¹ × 59¹ × 379¹
LCM(22341,22361) = 499567101