What is the Least Common Multiple of 23217 and 23233?

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 23217 and 23233 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23217 and 23233, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23217,23233) = 1
LCM(23217,23233) = ( 23217 × 23233) / 1
LCM(23217,23233) = 539400561 / 1
LCM(23217,23233) = 539400561

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23217 and 23233 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23217 and 23233. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23217 and 23233.

Prime Factorization of 23217

Prime Factorization of 23233

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23217 and 23233.

LCM(23217,23233) = 3¹ × 71¹ × 109¹ × 7¹ × 3319¹
LCM(23217,23233) = 539400561