What is the Least Common Multiple of 22850 and 22860?

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 22850 and 22860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22850 and 22860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22850,22860) = 10
LCM(22850,22860) = ( 22850 × 22860) / 10
LCM(22850,22860) = 522351000 / 10
LCM(22850,22860) = 52235100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22850 and 22860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22850 and 22860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22850 and 22860.

Prime Factorization of 22850

Prime Factorization of 22860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22850 and 22860.

LCM(22850,22860) = 2² × 5² × 457¹ × 3² × 127¹
LCM(22850,22860) = 52235100