What is the Least Common Multiple of 23050 and 23057?

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 23050 and 23057 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23050 and 23057, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23050,23057) = 1
LCM(23050,23057) = ( 23050 × 23057) / 1
LCM(23050,23057) = 531463850 / 1
LCM(23050,23057) = 531463850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23050 and 23057 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23050 and 23057. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23050 and 23057.

Prime Factorization of 23050

Prime Factorization of 23057

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23050 and 23057.

LCM(23050,23057) = 2¹ × 5² × 461¹ × 23057¹
LCM(23050,23057) = 531463850