What is the Least Common Multiple of 23965 and 23969?

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 23965 and 23969 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23965 and 23969, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23965,23969) = 1
LCM(23965,23969) = ( 23965 × 23969) / 1
LCM(23965,23969) = 574417085 / 1
LCM(23965,23969) = 574417085

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23965 and 23969 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23965 and 23969. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23965 and 23969.

Prime Factorization of 23965

Prime Factorization of 23969

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23965 and 23969.

LCM(23965,23969) = 5¹ × 4793¹ × 11¹ × 2179¹
LCM(23965,23969) = 574417085