What is the Least Common Multiple of 23986 and 23996?

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 23986 and 23996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23986 and 23996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23986,23996) = 2
LCM(23986,23996) = ( 23986 × 23996) / 2
LCM(23986,23996) = 575568056 / 2
LCM(23986,23996) = 287784028

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23986 and 23996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23986 and 23996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23986 and 23996.

Prime Factorization of 23986

Prime Factorization of 23996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23986 and 23996.

LCM(23986,23996) = 2² × 67¹ × 179¹ × 7¹ × 857¹
LCM(23986,23996) = 287784028