What is the Least Common Multiple of 23476 and 23494?

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 23476 and 23494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23476 and 23494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23476,23494) = 2
LCM(23476,23494) = ( 23476 × 23494) / 2
LCM(23476,23494) = 551545144 / 2
LCM(23476,23494) = 275772572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23476 and 23494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23476 and 23494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23476 and 23494.

Prime Factorization of 23476

Prime Factorization of 23494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23476 and 23494.

LCM(23476,23494) = 2² × 5869¹ × 17¹ × 691¹
LCM(23476,23494) = 275772572