What is the Least Common Multiple of 22946 and 22951?

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 22946 and 22951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22946 and 22951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22946,22951) = 1
LCM(22946,22951) = ( 22946 × 22951) / 1
LCM(22946,22951) = 526633646 / 1
LCM(22946,22951) = 526633646

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22946 and 22951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22946 and 22951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22946 and 22951.

Prime Factorization of 22946

Prime Factorization of 22951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22946 and 22951.

LCM(22946,22951) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 149¹ × 59¹ × 389¹
LCM(22946,22951) = 526633646