What is the Least Common Multiple of 23936 and 23945?

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 23936 and 23945 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23936 and 23945, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23936,23945) = 1
LCM(23936,23945) = ( 23936 × 23945) / 1
LCM(23936,23945) = 573147520 / 1
LCM(23936,23945) = 573147520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23936 and 23945 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23936 and 23945. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23936 and 23945.

Prime Factorization of 23936

Prime Factorization of 23945

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23936 and 23945.

LCM(23936,23945) = 2⁷ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 5¹ × 4789¹
LCM(23936,23945) = 573147520