What is the Least Common Multiple of 23362 and 23372?

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 23362 and 23372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23362 and 23372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23362,23372) = 2
LCM(23362,23372) = ( 23362 × 23372) / 2
LCM(23362,23372) = 546016664 / 2
LCM(23362,23372) = 273008332

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23362 and 23372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23362 and 23372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23362 and 23372.

Prime Factorization of 23362

Prime Factorization of 23372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23362 and 23372.

LCM(23362,23372) = 2² × 11681¹ × 5843¹
LCM(23362,23372) = 273008332