What is the Least Common Multiple of 22949 and 22957?

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 22949 and 22957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22949 and 22957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22949,22957) = 1
LCM(22949,22957) = ( 22949 × 22957) / 1
LCM(22949,22957) = 526840193 / 1
LCM(22949,22957) = 526840193

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22949 and 22957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22949 and 22957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22949 and 22957.

Prime Factorization of 22949

Prime Factorization of 22957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22949 and 22957.

LCM(22949,22957) = 53¹ × 433¹ × 11¹ × 2087¹
LCM(22949,22957) = 526840193