What is the Least Common Multiple of 24042 and 24052?

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 24042 and 24052 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24042 and 24052, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24042,24052) = 2
LCM(24042,24052) = ( 24042 × 24052) / 2
LCM(24042,24052) = 578258184 / 2
LCM(24042,24052) = 289129092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24042 and 24052 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24042 and 24052. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24042 and 24052.

Prime Factorization of 24042

Prime Factorization of 24052

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24042 and 24052.

LCM(24042,24052) = 2² × 3¹ × 4007¹ × 7¹ × 859¹
LCM(24042,24052) = 289129092