What is the Least Common Multiple of 23038 and 23043?

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 23038 and 23043 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23038 and 23043, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23038,23043) = 1
LCM(23038,23043) = ( 23038 × 23043) / 1
LCM(23038,23043) = 530864634 / 1
LCM(23038,23043) = 530864634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23038 and 23043 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23038 and 23043. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23038 and 23043.

Prime Factorization of 23038

Prime Factorization of 23043

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23038 and 23043.

LCM(23038,23043) = 2¹ × 11519¹ × 3¹ × 7681¹
LCM(23038,23043) = 530864634