What is the Least Common Multiple of 23547 and 23561?

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 23561 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 23561, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23547,23561) = 1
LCM(23547,23561) = ( 23547 × 23561) / 1
LCM(23547,23561) = 554790867 / 1
LCM(23547,23561) = 554790867

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23547 and 23561 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23547 and 23561. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23547 and 23561.

Prime Factorization of 23547

Prime Factorization of 23561

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23547 and 23561.

LCM(23547,23561) = 3¹ × 47¹ × 167¹ × 23561¹
LCM(23547,23561) = 554790867