What is the Least Common Multiple of 24158 and 24173?

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 24158 and 24173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24158 and 24173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24158,24173) = 1
LCM(24158,24173) = ( 24158 × 24173) / 1
LCM(24158,24173) = 583971334 / 1
LCM(24158,24173) = 583971334

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24158 and 24173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24158 and 24173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24158 and 24173.

Prime Factorization of 24158

Prime Factorization of 24173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24158 and 24173.

LCM(24158,24173) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 257¹ × 23¹ × 1051¹
LCM(24158,24173) = 583971334