What is the Least Common Multiple of 22437 and 22452?

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 22437 and 22452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22437 and 22452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22437,22452) = 3
LCM(22437,22452) = ( 22437 × 22452) / 3
LCM(22437,22452) = 503755524 / 3
LCM(22437,22452) = 167918508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22437 and 22452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22437 and 22452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22437 and 22452.

Prime Factorization of 22437

Prime Factorization of 22452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22437 and 22452.

LCM(22437,22452) = 3⁴ × 277¹ × 2² × 1871¹
LCM(22437,22452) = 167918508