What is the Least Common Multiple of 23486 and 23500?

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 23486 and 23500 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23486 and 23500, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23486,23500) = 2
LCM(23486,23500) = ( 23486 × 23500) / 2
LCM(23486,23500) = 551921000 / 2
LCM(23486,23500) = 275960500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23486 and 23500 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23486 and 23500. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23486 and 23500.

Prime Factorization of 23486

Prime Factorization of 23500

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23486 and 23500.

LCM(23486,23500) = 2² × 11743¹ × 5³ × 47¹
LCM(23486,23500) = 275960500