What is the Least Common Multiple of 23657 and 23661?

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 23657 and 23661 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23657 and 23661, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23657,23661) = 1
LCM(23657,23661) = ( 23657 × 23661) / 1
LCM(23657,23661) = 559748277 / 1
LCM(23657,23661) = 559748277

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23657 and 23661 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23657 and 23661. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23657 and 23661.

Prime Factorization of 23657

Prime Factorization of 23661

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23657 and 23661.

LCM(23657,23661) = 41¹ × 577¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 239¹
LCM(23657,23661) = 559748277