What is the Least Common Multiple of 23547 and 23556?

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 23547 and 23556 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23547 and 23556, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23547,23556) = 3
LCM(23547,23556) = ( 23547 × 23556) / 3
LCM(23547,23556) = 554673132 / 3
LCM(23547,23556) = 184891044

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23547 and 23556 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23547 and 23556. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23547 and 23556.

Prime Factorization of 23547

Prime Factorization of 23556

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23547 and 23556.

LCM(23547,23556) = 3¹ × 47¹ × 167¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 151¹
LCM(23547,23556) = 184891044