What is the Least Common Multiple of 23220 and 23224?

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 23220 and 23224 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23220 and 23224, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23220,23224) = 4
LCM(23220,23224) = ( 23220 × 23224) / 4
LCM(23220,23224) = 539261280 / 4
LCM(23220,23224) = 134815320

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23220 and 23224 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23220 and 23224. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23220 and 23224.

Prime Factorization of 23220

Prime Factorization of 23224

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23220 and 23224.

LCM(23220,23224) = 2³ × 3³ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 2903¹
LCM(23220,23224) = 134815320