What is the Least Common Multiple of 23941 and 23957?

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 23941 and 23957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23941 and 23957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23941,23957) = 1
LCM(23941,23957) = ( 23941 × 23957) / 1
LCM(23941,23957) = 573554537 / 1
LCM(23941,23957) = 573554537

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23941 and 23957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23941 and 23957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23941 and 23957.

Prime Factorization of 23941

Prime Factorization of 23957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23941 and 23957.

LCM(23941,23957) = 89¹ × 269¹ × 23957¹
LCM(23941,23957) = 573554537