What is the Least Common Multiple of 23828 and 23848?

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 23828 and 23848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23828 and 23848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23828,23848) = 4
LCM(23828,23848) = ( 23828 × 23848) / 4
LCM(23828,23848) = 568250144 / 4
LCM(23828,23848) = 142062536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23828 and 23848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23828 and 23848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23828 and 23848.

Prime Factorization of 23828

Prime Factorization of 23848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23828 and 23848.

LCM(23828,23848) = 2³ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 37¹ × 11¹ × 271¹
LCM(23828,23848) = 142062536