What is the Least Common Multiple of 23932 and 23942?

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 23932 and 23942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23932 and 23942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23932,23942) = 2
LCM(23932,23942) = ( 23932 × 23942) / 2
LCM(23932,23942) = 572979944 / 2
LCM(23932,23942) = 286489972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23932 and 23942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23932 and 23942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23932 and 23942.

Prime Factorization of 23932

Prime Factorization of 23942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23932 and 23942.

LCM(23932,23942) = 2² × 31¹ × 193¹ × 11971¹
LCM(23932,23942) = 286489972