What is the Least Common Multiple of 23989 and 24006?

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 23989 and 24006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23989 and 24006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23989,24006) = 1
LCM(23989,24006) = ( 23989 × 24006) / 1
LCM(23989,24006) = 575879934 / 1
LCM(23989,24006) = 575879934

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23989 and 24006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23989 and 24006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23989 and 24006.

Prime Factorization of 23989

Prime Factorization of 24006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23989 and 24006.

LCM(23989,24006) = 7¹ × 23¹ × 149¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 4001¹
LCM(23989,24006) = 575879934