What is the Least Common Multiple of 23018 and 23037?

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 23018 and 23037 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23018 and 23037, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23018,23037) = 1
LCM(23018,23037) = ( 23018 × 23037) / 1
LCM(23018,23037) = 530265666 / 1
LCM(23018,23037) = 530265666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23018 and 23037 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23018 and 23037. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23018 and 23037.

Prime Factorization of 23018

Prime Factorization of 23037

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23018 and 23037.

LCM(23018,23037) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 677¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1097¹
LCM(23018,23037) = 530265666