What is the Least Common Multiple of 24044 and 24062?

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 24044 and 24062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24044 and 24062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24044,24062) = 2
LCM(24044,24062) = ( 24044 × 24062) / 2
LCM(24044,24062) = 578546728 / 2
LCM(24044,24062) = 289273364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24044 and 24062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24044 and 24062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24044 and 24062.

Prime Factorization of 24044

Prime Factorization of 24062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24044 and 24062.

LCM(24044,24062) = 2² × 6011¹ × 53¹ × 227¹
LCM(24044,24062) = 289273364