What is the Least Common Multiple of 23172 and 23176?

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 23172 and 23176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23172 and 23176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23172,23176) = 4
LCM(23172,23176) = ( 23172 × 23176) / 4
LCM(23172,23176) = 537034272 / 4
LCM(23172,23176) = 134258568

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23172 and 23176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23172 and 23176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23172 and 23176.

Prime Factorization of 23172

Prime Factorization of 23176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23172 and 23176.

LCM(23172,23176) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1931¹ × 2897¹
LCM(23172,23176) = 134258568