What is the Least Common Multiple of 23937 and 23948?

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 23937 and 23948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23937 and 23948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23937,23948) = 1
LCM(23937,23948) = ( 23937 × 23948) / 1
LCM(23937,23948) = 573243276 / 1
LCM(23937,23948) = 573243276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23937 and 23948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23937 and 23948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23937 and 23948.

Prime Factorization of 23937

Prime Factorization of 23948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23937 and 23948.

LCM(23937,23948) = 3¹ × 79¹ × 101¹ × 2² × 5987¹
LCM(23937,23948) = 573243276