What is the Least Common Multiple of 22361 and 22376?

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 22361 and 22376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22361 and 22376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22361,22376) = 1
LCM(22361,22376) = ( 22361 × 22376) / 1
LCM(22361,22376) = 500349736 / 1
LCM(22361,22376) = 500349736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22361 and 22376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22361 and 22376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22361 and 22376.

Prime Factorization of 22361

Prime Factorization of 22376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22361 and 22376.

LCM(22361,22376) = 59¹ × 379¹ × 2³ × 2797¹
LCM(22361,22376) = 500349736