What is the Least Common Multiple of 22948 and 22953?

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 22948 and 22953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22948 and 22953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22948,22953) = 1
LCM(22948,22953) = ( 22948 × 22953) / 1
LCM(22948,22953) = 526725444 / 1
LCM(22948,22953) = 526725444

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22948 and 22953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22948 and 22953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22948 and 22953.

Prime Factorization of 22948

Prime Factorization of 22953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22948 and 22953.

LCM(22948,22953) = 2² × 5737¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1093¹
LCM(22948,22953) = 526725444