What is the Least Common Multiple of 23887 and 23906?

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 23887 and 23906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23887 and 23906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23887,23906) = 1
LCM(23887,23906) = ( 23887 × 23906) / 1
LCM(23887,23906) = 571042622 / 1
LCM(23887,23906) = 571042622

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23887 and 23906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23887 and 23906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23887 and 23906.

Prime Factorization of 23887

Prime Factorization of 23906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23887 and 23906.

LCM(23887,23906) = 23887¹ × 2¹ × 11953¹
LCM(23887,23906) = 571042622