What is the Least Common Multiple of 23539 and 23548?

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 23539 and 23548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23539 and 23548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23539,23548) = 1
LCM(23539,23548) = ( 23539 × 23548) / 1
LCM(23539,23548) = 554296372 / 1
LCM(23539,23548) = 554296372

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23539 and 23548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23539 and 23548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23539 and 23548.

Prime Factorization of 23539

Prime Factorization of 23548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23539 and 23548.

LCM(23539,23548) = 23539¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 29²
LCM(23539,23548) = 554296372