What is the Least Common Multiple of 23756 and 23772?

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 23756 and 23772 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23756 and 23772, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23756,23772) = 4
LCM(23756,23772) = ( 23756 × 23772) / 4
LCM(23756,23772) = 564727632 / 4
LCM(23756,23772) = 141181908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23756 and 23772 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23756 and 23772. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23756 and 23772.

Prime Factorization of 23756

Prime Factorization of 23772

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23756 and 23772.

LCM(23756,23772) = 2² × 5939¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 283¹
LCM(23756,23772) = 141181908