What is the Least Common Multiple of 23343 and 23359?

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 23343 and 23359 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23343 and 23359, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23343,23359) = 1
LCM(23343,23359) = ( 23343 × 23359) / 1
LCM(23343,23359) = 545269137 / 1
LCM(23343,23359) = 545269137

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23343 and 23359 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23343 and 23359. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23343 and 23359.

Prime Factorization of 23343

Prime Factorization of 23359

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23343 and 23359.

LCM(23343,23359) = 3¹ × 31¹ × 251¹ × 7¹ × 47¹ × 71¹
LCM(23343,23359) = 545269137