What is the Least Common Multiple of 23918 and 23937?

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 23918 and 23937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23918 and 23937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23918,23937) = 1
LCM(23918,23937) = ( 23918 × 23937) / 1
LCM(23918,23937) = 572525166 / 1
LCM(23918,23937) = 572525166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23918 and 23937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23918 and 23937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23918 and 23937.

Prime Factorization of 23918

Prime Factorization of 23937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23918 and 23937.

LCM(23918,23937) = 2¹ × 11959¹ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 101¹
LCM(23918,23937) = 572525166