What is the Least Common Multiple of 23988 and 23995?

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 23988 and 23995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23988 and 23995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23988,23995) = 1
LCM(23988,23995) = ( 23988 × 23995) / 1
LCM(23988,23995) = 575592060 / 1
LCM(23988,23995) = 575592060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23988 and 23995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23988 and 23995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23988 and 23995.

Prime Factorization of 23988

Prime Factorization of 23995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23988 and 23995.

LCM(23988,23995) = 2² × 3¹ × 1999¹ × 5¹ × 4799¹
LCM(23988,23995) = 575592060