What is the Least Common Multiple of 24237 and 24254?

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 24237 and 24254 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24237 and 24254, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24237,24254) = 1
LCM(24237,24254) = ( 24237 × 24254) / 1
LCM(24237,24254) = 587844198 / 1
LCM(24237,24254) = 587844198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24237 and 24254 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24237 and 24254. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24237 and 24254.

Prime Factorization of 24237

Prime Factorization of 24254

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24237 and 24254.

LCM(24237,24254) = 3² × 2693¹ × 2¹ × 67¹ × 181¹
LCM(24237,24254) = 587844198