What is the Least Common Multiple of 24180 and 24186?

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 24180 and 24186 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24180 and 24186, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24180,24186) = 6
LCM(24180,24186) = ( 24180 × 24186) / 6
LCM(24180,24186) = 584817480 / 6
LCM(24180,24186) = 97469580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24180 and 24186 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24180 and 24186. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24180 and 24186.

Prime Factorization of 24180

Prime Factorization of 24186

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24180 and 24186.

LCM(24180,24186) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 31¹ × 29¹ × 139¹
LCM(24180,24186) = 97469580