What is the Least Common Multiple of 22944 and 22952?

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 22944 and 22952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22944 and 22952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22944,22952) = 8
LCM(22944,22952) = ( 22944 × 22952) / 8
LCM(22944,22952) = 526610688 / 8
LCM(22944,22952) = 65826336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22944 and 22952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22944 and 22952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22944 and 22952.

Prime Factorization of 22944

Prime Factorization of 22952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22944 and 22952.

LCM(22944,22952) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 239¹ × 19¹ × 151¹
LCM(22944,22952) = 65826336