What is the Least Common Multiple of 23461 and 23468?

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 23461 and 23468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23461 and 23468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23461,23468) = 1
LCM(23461,23468) = ( 23461 × 23468) / 1
LCM(23461,23468) = 550582748 / 1
LCM(23461,23468) = 550582748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23461 and 23468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23461 and 23468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23461 and 23468.

Prime Factorization of 23461

Prime Factorization of 23468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23461 and 23468.

LCM(23461,23468) = 29¹ × 809¹ × 2² × 5867¹
LCM(23461,23468) = 550582748