What is the Least Common Multiple of 24056 and 24072?

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 24056 and 24072 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24056 and 24072, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24056,24072) = 8
LCM(24056,24072) = ( 24056 × 24072) / 8
LCM(24056,24072) = 579076032 / 8
LCM(24056,24072) = 72384504

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24056 and 24072 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24056 and 24072. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24056 and 24072.

Prime Factorization of 24056

Prime Factorization of 24072

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24056 and 24072.

LCM(24056,24072) = 2³ × 31¹ × 97¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 59¹
LCM(24056,24072) = 72384504