What is the Least Common Multiple of 22950 and 22955?

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 22950 and 22955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22950 and 22955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22950,22955) = 5
LCM(22950,22955) = ( 22950 × 22955) / 5
LCM(22950,22955) = 526817250 / 5
LCM(22950,22955) = 105363450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22950 and 22955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22950 and 22955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22950 and 22955.

Prime Factorization of 22950

Prime Factorization of 22955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22950 and 22955.

LCM(22950,22955) = 2¹ × 3³ × 5² × 17¹ × 4591¹
LCM(22950,22955) = 105363450