What is the Least Common Multiple of 23432 and 23437?

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 23432 and 23437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23432 and 23437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23432,23437) = 1
LCM(23432,23437) = ( 23432 × 23437) / 1
LCM(23432,23437) = 549175784 / 1
LCM(23432,23437) = 549175784

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23432 and 23437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23432 and 23437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23432 and 23437.

Prime Factorization of 23432

Prime Factorization of 23437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23432 and 23437.

LCM(23432,23437) = 2³ × 29¹ × 101¹ × 23¹ × 1019¹
LCM(23432,23437) = 549175784