What is the Least Common Multiple of 23938 and 23943?

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 23938 and 23943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23938 and 23943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23938,23943) = 1
LCM(23938,23943) = ( 23938 × 23943) / 1
LCM(23938,23943) = 573147534 / 1
LCM(23938,23943) = 573147534

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23938 and 23943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23938 and 23943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23938 and 23943.

Prime Factorization of 23938

Prime Factorization of 23943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23938 and 23943.

LCM(23938,23943) = 2¹ × 11969¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 347¹
LCM(23938,23943) = 573147534