What is the Least Common Multiple of 23522 and 23532?

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 23522 and 23532 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23522 and 23532, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23522,23532) = 2
LCM(23522,23532) = ( 23522 × 23532) / 2
LCM(23522,23532) = 553519704 / 2
LCM(23522,23532) = 276759852

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23522 and 23532 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23522 and 23532. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23522 and 23532.

Prime Factorization of 23522

Prime Factorization of 23532

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23522 and 23532.

LCM(23522,23532) = 2² × 19¹ × 619¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 53¹
LCM(23522,23532) = 276759852