What is the Least Common Multiple of 23997 and 24011?

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 23997 and 24011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23997 and 24011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23997,24011) = 1
LCM(23997,24011) = ( 23997 × 24011) / 1
LCM(23997,24011) = 576191967 / 1
LCM(23997,24011) = 576191967

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23997 and 24011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23997 and 24011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23997 and 24011.

Prime Factorization of 23997

Prime Factorization of 24011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23997 and 24011.

LCM(23997,24011) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 421¹ × 13¹ × 1847¹
LCM(23997,24011) = 576191967