What is the Least Common Multiple of 23280 and 23300?

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 23280 and 23300 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23280 and 23300, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23280,23300) = 20
LCM(23280,23300) = ( 23280 × 23300) / 20
LCM(23280,23300) = 542424000 / 20
LCM(23280,23300) = 27121200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23280 and 23300 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23280 and 23300. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23280 and 23300.

Prime Factorization of 23280

Prime Factorization of 23300

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23280 and 23300.

LCM(23280,23300) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5² × 97¹ × 233¹
LCM(23280,23300) = 27121200