What is the Least Common Multiple of 23998 and 24002?

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 23998 and 24002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23998 and 24002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23998,24002) = 2
LCM(23998,24002) = ( 23998 × 24002) / 2
LCM(23998,24002) = 575999996 / 2
LCM(23998,24002) = 287999998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23998 and 24002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23998 and 24002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23998 and 24002.

Prime Factorization of 23998

Prime Factorization of 24002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23998 and 24002.

LCM(23998,24002) = 2¹ × 13² × 71¹ × 11¹ × 1091¹
LCM(23998,24002) = 287999998