What is the Least Common Multiple of 24018 and 24027?

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 24018 and 24027 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24018 and 24027, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24018,24027) = 3
LCM(24018,24027) = ( 24018 × 24027) / 3
LCM(24018,24027) = 577080486 / 3
LCM(24018,24027) = 192360162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24018 and 24027 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24018 and 24027. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24018 and 24027.

Prime Factorization of 24018

Prime Factorization of 24027

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24018 and 24027.

LCM(24018,24027) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4003¹ × 8009¹
LCM(24018,24027) = 192360162