What is the Least Common Multiple of 24020 and 24031?

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 24020 and 24031 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24020 and 24031, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24020,24031) = 1
LCM(24020,24031) = ( 24020 × 24031) / 1
LCM(24020,24031) = 577224620 / 1
LCM(24020,24031) = 577224620

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24020 and 24031 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24020 and 24031. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24020 and 24031.

Prime Factorization of 24020

Prime Factorization of 24031

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24020 and 24031.

LCM(24020,24031) = 2² × 5¹ × 1201¹ × 7¹ × 3433¹
LCM(24020,24031) = 577224620