What is the Least Common Multiple of 23038 and 23046?

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 23046 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 23046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23038,23046) = 2
LCM(23038,23046) = ( 23038 × 23046) / 2
LCM(23038,23046) = 530933748 / 2
LCM(23038,23046) = 265466874

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23038 and 23046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23038 and 23046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23038 and 23046.

Prime Factorization of 23038

Prime Factorization of 23046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23038 and 23046.

LCM(23038,23046) = 2¹ × 11519¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 167¹
LCM(23038,23046) = 265466874