What is the Least Common Multiple of 23283 and 23298?

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 23283 and 23298 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23283 and 23298, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23283,23298) = 3
LCM(23283,23298) = ( 23283 × 23298) / 3
LCM(23283,23298) = 542447334 / 3
LCM(23283,23298) = 180815778

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23283 and 23298 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23283 and 23298. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23283 and 23298.

Prime Factorization of 23283

Prime Factorization of 23298

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23283 and 23298.

LCM(23283,23298) = 3² × 13¹ × 199¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 353¹
LCM(23283,23298) = 180815778