What is the Least Common Multiple of 23674 and 23685?

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 23674 and 23685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23674 and 23685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23674,23685) = 1
LCM(23674,23685) = ( 23674 × 23685) / 1
LCM(23674,23685) = 560718690 / 1
LCM(23674,23685) = 560718690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23674 and 23685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23674 and 23685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23674 and 23685.

Prime Factorization of 23674

Prime Factorization of 23685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23674 and 23685.

LCM(23674,23685) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 89¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1579¹
LCM(23674,23685) = 560718690