What is the Least Common Multiple of 22530 and 22546?

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 22530 and 22546 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22530 and 22546, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22530,22546) = 2
LCM(22530,22546) = ( 22530 × 22546) / 2
LCM(22530,22546) = 507961380 / 2
LCM(22530,22546) = 253980690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22530 and 22546 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22530 and 22546. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22530 and 22546.

Prime Factorization of 22530

Prime Factorization of 22546

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22530 and 22546.

LCM(22530,22546) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 751¹ × 11273¹
LCM(22530,22546) = 253980690