What is the Least Common Multiple of 23437 and 23452?

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 23437 and 23452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23437 and 23452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23437,23452) = 1
LCM(23437,23452) = ( 23437 × 23452) / 1
LCM(23437,23452) = 549644524 / 1
LCM(23437,23452) = 549644524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23437 and 23452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23437 and 23452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23437 and 23452.

Prime Factorization of 23437

Prime Factorization of 23452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23437 and 23452.

LCM(23437,23452) = 23¹ × 1019¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 41¹
LCM(23437,23452) = 549644524