What is the Least Common Multiple of 22837 and 22842?

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 22837 and 22842 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22837 and 22842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22837,22842) = 1
LCM(22837,22842) = ( 22837 × 22842) / 1
LCM(22837,22842) = 521642754 / 1
LCM(22837,22842) = 521642754

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22837 and 22842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22837 and 22842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22837 and 22842.

Prime Factorization of 22837

Prime Factorization of 22842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22837 and 22842.

LCM(22837,22842) = 41¹ × 557¹ × 2¹ × 3⁵ × 47¹
LCM(22837,22842) = 521642754