What is the Least Common Multiple of 24243 and 24258?

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 24243 and 24258 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24243 and 24258, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24243,24258) = 3
LCM(24243,24258) = ( 24243 × 24258) / 3
LCM(24243,24258) = 588086694 / 3
LCM(24243,24258) = 196028898

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24243 and 24258 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24243 and 24258. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24243 and 24258.

Prime Factorization of 24243

Prime Factorization of 24258

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24243 and 24258.

LCM(24243,24258) = 3¹ × 8081¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 311¹
LCM(24243,24258) = 196028898