What is the Least Common Multiple of 23321 and 23338?

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 23321 and 23338 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23321 and 23338, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23321,23338) = 1
LCM(23321,23338) = ( 23321 × 23338) / 1
LCM(23321,23338) = 544265498 / 1
LCM(23321,23338) = 544265498

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23321 and 23338 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23321 and 23338. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23321 and 23338.

Prime Factorization of 23321

Prime Factorization of 23338

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23321 and 23338.

LCM(23321,23338) = 23321¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 1667¹
LCM(23321,23338) = 544265498