What is the Least Common Multiple of 23678 and 23683?

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 23678 and 23683 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23678 and 23683, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23678,23683) = 1
LCM(23678,23683) = ( 23678 × 23683) / 1
LCM(23678,23683) = 560766074 / 1
LCM(23678,23683) = 560766074

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23678 and 23683 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23678 and 23683. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23678 and 23683.

Prime Factorization of 23678

Prime Factorization of 23683

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23678 and 23683.

LCM(23678,23683) = 2¹ × 11839¹ × 11¹ × 2153¹
LCM(23678,23683) = 560766074