What is the Least Common Multiple of 22836 and 22852?

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 22836 and 22852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22836 and 22852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22836,22852) = 4
LCM(22836,22852) = ( 22836 × 22852) / 4
LCM(22836,22852) = 521848272 / 4
LCM(22836,22852) = 130462068

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22836 and 22852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22836 and 22852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22836 and 22852.

Prime Factorization of 22836

Prime Factorization of 22852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22836 and 22852.

LCM(22836,22852) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 173¹ × 29¹ × 197¹
LCM(22836,22852) = 130462068