What is the Least Common Multiple of 23660 and 23665?

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 23660 and 23665 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23660 and 23665, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23660,23665) = 5
LCM(23660,23665) = ( 23660 × 23665) / 5
LCM(23660,23665) = 559913900 / 5
LCM(23660,23665) = 111982780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23660 and 23665 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23660 and 23665. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23660 and 23665.

Prime Factorization of 23660

Prime Factorization of 23665

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23660 and 23665.

LCM(23660,23665) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13² × 4733¹
LCM(23660,23665) = 111982780