What is the Least Common Multiple of 23686 and 23692?

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 23686 and 23692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23686 and 23692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23686,23692) = 2
LCM(23686,23692) = ( 23686 × 23692) / 2
LCM(23686,23692) = 561168712 / 2
LCM(23686,23692) = 280584356

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23686 and 23692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23686 and 23692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23686 and 23692.

Prime Factorization of 23686

Prime Factorization of 23692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23686 and 23692.

LCM(23686,23692) = 2² × 13¹ × 911¹ × 5923¹
LCM(23686,23692) = 280584356