What is the Least Common Multiple of 24018 and 24037?

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 24037 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 24037, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24018,24037) = 1
LCM(24018,24037) = ( 24018 × 24037) / 1
LCM(24018,24037) = 577320666 / 1
LCM(24018,24037) = 577320666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24018 and 24037 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24018 and 24037. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24018 and 24037.

Prime Factorization of 24018

Prime Factorization of 24037

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24018 and 24037.

LCM(24018,24037) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4003¹ × 13¹ × 43²
LCM(24018,24037) = 577320666