What is the Least Common Multiple of 22942 and 22954?

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 22942 and 22954 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22942 and 22954, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22942,22954) = 2
LCM(22942,22954) = ( 22942 × 22954) / 2
LCM(22942,22954) = 526610668 / 2
LCM(22942,22954) = 263305334

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22942 and 22954 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22942 and 22954. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22942 and 22954.

Prime Factorization of 22942

Prime Factorization of 22954

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22942 and 22954.

LCM(22942,22954) = 2¹ × 11471¹ × 23¹ × 499¹
LCM(22942,22954) = 263305334