What is the Least Common Multiple of 22826 and 22832?

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 22826 and 22832 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22826 and 22832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22826,22832) = 2
LCM(22826,22832) = ( 22826 × 22832) / 2
LCM(22826,22832) = 521163232 / 2
LCM(22826,22832) = 260581616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22826 and 22832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22826 and 22832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22826 and 22832.

Prime Factorization of 22826

Prime Factorization of 22832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22826 and 22832.

LCM(22826,22832) = 2⁴ × 101¹ × 113¹ × 1427¹
LCM(22826,22832) = 260581616