What is the Least Common Multiple of 24036 and 24056?

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 24036 and 24056 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24036 and 24056, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24036,24056) = 4
LCM(24036,24056) = ( 24036 × 24056) / 4
LCM(24036,24056) = 578210016 / 4
LCM(24036,24056) = 144552504

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24036 and 24056 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24036 and 24056. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24036 and 24056.

Prime Factorization of 24036

Prime Factorization of 24056

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24036 and 24056.

LCM(24036,24056) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2003¹ × 31¹ × 97¹
LCM(24036,24056) = 144552504