What is the Least Common Multiple of 24148 and 24158?

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 24148 and 24158 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24148 and 24158, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24148,24158) = 2
LCM(24148,24158) = ( 24148 × 24158) / 2
LCM(24148,24158) = 583367384 / 2
LCM(24148,24158) = 291683692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24148 and 24158 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24148 and 24158. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24148 and 24158.

Prime Factorization of 24148

Prime Factorization of 24158

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24148 and 24158.

LCM(24148,24158) = 2² × 6037¹ × 47¹ × 257¹
LCM(24148,24158) = 291683692