What is the Least Common Multiple of 23857 and 23863?

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 23857 and 23863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23857 and 23863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23857,23863) = 1
LCM(23857,23863) = ( 23857 × 23863) / 1
LCM(23857,23863) = 569299591 / 1
LCM(23857,23863) = 569299591

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23857 and 23863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23857 and 23863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23857 and 23863.

Prime Factorization of 23857

Prime Factorization of 23863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23857 and 23863.

LCM(23857,23863) = 23857¹ × 7² × 487¹
LCM(23857,23863) = 569299591