What is the Least Common Multiple of 23355 and 23361?

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 23355 and 23361 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23355 and 23361, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23355,23361) = 3
LCM(23355,23361) = ( 23355 × 23361) / 3
LCM(23355,23361) = 545596155 / 3
LCM(23355,23361) = 181865385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23355 and 23361 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23355 and 23361. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23355 and 23361.

Prime Factorization of 23355

Prime Factorization of 23361

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23355 and 23361.

LCM(23355,23361) = 3³ × 5¹ × 173¹ × 13¹ × 599¹
LCM(23355,23361) = 181865385