What is the Least Common Multiple of 22356 and 22360?

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 22356 and 22360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22356 and 22360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22356,22360) = 4
LCM(22356,22360) = ( 22356 × 22360) / 4
LCM(22356,22360) = 499880160 / 4
LCM(22356,22360) = 124970040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22356 and 22360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22356 and 22360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22356 and 22360.

Prime Factorization of 22356

Prime Factorization of 22360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22356 and 22360.

LCM(22356,22360) = 2³ × 3⁵ × 23¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 43¹
LCM(22356,22360) = 124970040