What is the Least Common Multiple of 9523 and 9536?

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 9523 and 9536 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9523 and 9536, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9523,9536) = 1
LCM(9523,9536) = ( 9523 × 9536) / 1
LCM(9523,9536) = 90811328 / 1
LCM(9523,9536) = 90811328

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9523 and 9536 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9523 and 9536. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9523 and 9536.

Prime Factorization of 9523

Prime Factorization of 9536

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9523 and 9536.

LCM(9523,9536) = 89¹ × 107¹ × 2⁶ × 149¹
LCM(9523,9536) = 90811328