What is the Least Common Multiple of 23703 and 23718?

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 23703 and 23718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23703 and 23718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23703,23718) = 3
LCM(23703,23718) = ( 23703 × 23718) / 3
LCM(23703,23718) = 562187754 / 3
LCM(23703,23718) = 187395918

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23703 and 23718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23703 and 23718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23703 and 23718.

Prime Factorization of 23703

Prime Factorization of 23718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23703 and 23718.

LCM(23703,23718) = 3¹ × 7901¹ × 2¹ × 59¹ × 67¹
LCM(23703,23718) = 187395918