What is the Least Common Multiple of 24220 and 24235?

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 24220 and 24235 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24220 and 24235, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24220,24235) = 5
LCM(24220,24235) = ( 24220 × 24235) / 5
LCM(24220,24235) = 586971700 / 5
LCM(24220,24235) = 117394340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24220 and 24235 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24220 and 24235. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24220 and 24235.

Prime Factorization of 24220

Prime Factorization of 24235

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24220 and 24235.

LCM(24220,24235) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 173¹ × 37¹ × 131¹
LCM(24220,24235) = 117394340