What is the Least Common Multiple of 23950 and 23954?

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 23950 and 23954 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23950 and 23954, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23950,23954) = 2
LCM(23950,23954) = ( 23950 × 23954) / 2
LCM(23950,23954) = 573698300 / 2
LCM(23950,23954) = 286849150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23950 and 23954 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23950 and 23954. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23950 and 23954.

Prime Factorization of 23950

Prime Factorization of 23954

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23950 and 23954.

LCM(23950,23954) = 2¹ × 5² × 479¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 59¹
LCM(23950,23954) = 286849150