What is the Least Common Multiple of 23006 and 23026?

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 23006 and 23026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23006 and 23026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23006,23026) = 2
LCM(23006,23026) = ( 23006 × 23026) / 2
LCM(23006,23026) = 529736156 / 2
LCM(23006,23026) = 264868078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23006 and 23026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23006 and 23026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23006 and 23026.

Prime Factorization of 23006

Prime Factorization of 23026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23006 and 23026.

LCM(23006,23026) = 2¹ × 11503¹ × 29¹ × 397¹
LCM(23006,23026) = 264868078