What is the Least Common Multiple of 23252 and 23260?

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 23252 and 23260 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23252 and 23260, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23252,23260) = 4
LCM(23252,23260) = ( 23252 × 23260) / 4
LCM(23252,23260) = 540841520 / 4
LCM(23252,23260) = 135210380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23252 and 23260 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23252 and 23260. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23252 and 23260.

Prime Factorization of 23252

Prime Factorization of 23260

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23252 and 23260.

LCM(23252,23260) = 2² × 5813¹ × 5¹ × 1163¹
LCM(23252,23260) = 135210380