What is the Least Common Multiple of 23836 and 23844?

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 23836 and 23844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23836 and 23844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23836,23844) = 4
LCM(23836,23844) = ( 23836 × 23844) / 4
LCM(23836,23844) = 568345584 / 4
LCM(23836,23844) = 142086396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23836 and 23844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23836 and 23844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23836 and 23844.

Prime Factorization of 23836

Prime Factorization of 23844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23836 and 23844.

LCM(23836,23844) = 2² × 59¹ × 101¹ × 3¹ × 1987¹
LCM(23836,23844) = 142086396