What is the Least Common Multiple of 24058 and 24074?

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 24058 and 24074 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24058 and 24074, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24058,24074) = 2
LCM(24058,24074) = ( 24058 × 24074) / 2
LCM(24058,24074) = 579172292 / 2
LCM(24058,24074) = 289586146

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24058 and 24074 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24058 and 24074. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24058 and 24074.

Prime Factorization of 24058

Prime Factorization of 24074

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24058 and 24074.

LCM(24058,24074) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 523¹ × 12037¹
LCM(24058,24074) = 289586146