What is the Least Common Multiple of 23483 and 23503?

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 23483 and 23503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23483 and 23503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23483,23503) = 1
LCM(23483,23503) = ( 23483 × 23503) / 1
LCM(23483,23503) = 551920949 / 1
LCM(23483,23503) = 551920949

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23483 and 23503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23483 and 23503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23483 and 23503.

Prime Factorization of 23483

Prime Factorization of 23503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23483 and 23503.

LCM(23483,23503) = 23¹ × 1021¹ × 19¹ × 1237¹
LCM(23483,23503) = 551920949