What is the Least Common Multiple of 23846 and 23866?

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 23846 and 23866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23846 and 23866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23846,23866) = 2
LCM(23846,23866) = ( 23846 × 23866) / 2
LCM(23846,23866) = 569108636 / 2
LCM(23846,23866) = 284554318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23846 and 23866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23846 and 23866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23846 and 23866.

Prime Factorization of 23846

Prime Factorization of 23866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23846 and 23866.

LCM(23846,23866) = 2¹ × 11923¹ × 11933¹
LCM(23846,23866) = 284554318