What is the Least Common Multiple of 24176 and 24196?

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 24176 and 24196 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24176 and 24196, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24176,24196) = 4
LCM(24176,24196) = ( 24176 × 24196) / 4
LCM(24176,24196) = 584962496 / 4
LCM(24176,24196) = 146240624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24176 and 24196 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24176 and 24196. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24176 and 24196.

Prime Factorization of 24176

Prime Factorization of 24196

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24176 and 24196.

LCM(24176,24196) = 2⁴ × 1511¹ × 23¹ × 263¹
LCM(24176,24196) = 146240624