What is the Least Common Multiple of 23872 and 23876?

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 23872 and 23876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23872 and 23876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23872,23876) = 4
LCM(23872,23876) = ( 23872 × 23876) / 4
LCM(23872,23876) = 569967872 / 4
LCM(23872,23876) = 142491968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23872 and 23876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23872 and 23876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23872 and 23876.

Prime Factorization of 23872

Prime Factorization of 23876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23872 and 23876.

LCM(23872,23876) = 2⁶ × 373¹ × 47¹ × 127¹
LCM(23872,23876) = 142491968