What is the Least Common Multiple of 23561 and 23578?

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 23561 and 23578 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23561 and 23578, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23561,23578) = 1
LCM(23561,23578) = ( 23561 × 23578) / 1
LCM(23561,23578) = 555521258 / 1
LCM(23561,23578) = 555521258

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23561 and 23578 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23561 and 23578. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23561 and 23578.

Prime Factorization of 23561

Prime Factorization of 23578

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23561 and 23578.

LCM(23561,23578) = 23561¹ × 2¹ × 11789¹
LCM(23561,23578) = 555521258