What is the Least Common Multiple of 23766 and 23774?

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 23766 and 23774 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23766 and 23774, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23766,23774) = 2
LCM(23766,23774) = ( 23766 × 23774) / 2
LCM(23766,23774) = 565012884 / 2
LCM(23766,23774) = 282506442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23766 and 23774 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23766 and 23774. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23766 and 23774.

Prime Factorization of 23766

Prime Factorization of 23774

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23766 and 23774.

LCM(23766,23774) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 233¹ × 11887¹
LCM(23766,23774) = 282506442