What is the Least Common Multiple of 23665 and 23684?

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 23665 and 23684 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23665 and 23684, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23665,23684) = 1
LCM(23665,23684) = ( 23665 × 23684) / 1
LCM(23665,23684) = 560481860 / 1
LCM(23665,23684) = 560481860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23665 and 23684 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23665 and 23684. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23665 and 23684.

Prime Factorization of 23665

Prime Factorization of 23684

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23665 and 23684.

LCM(23665,23684) = 5¹ × 4733¹ × 2² × 31¹ × 191¹
LCM(23665,23684) = 560481860