What is the Least Common Multiple of 23696 and 23702?

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 23696 and 23702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23696 and 23702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23696,23702) = 2
LCM(23696,23702) = ( 23696 × 23702) / 2
LCM(23696,23702) = 561642592 / 2
LCM(23696,23702) = 280821296

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23696 and 23702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23696 and 23702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23696 and 23702.

Prime Factorization of 23696

Prime Factorization of 23702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23696 and 23702.

LCM(23696,23702) = 2⁴ × 1481¹ × 7¹ × 1693¹
LCM(23696,23702) = 280821296