What is the Least Common Multiple of 24249 and 24259?

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 24249 and 24259 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24249 and 24259, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24249,24259) = 1
LCM(24249,24259) = ( 24249 × 24259) / 1
LCM(24249,24259) = 588256491 / 1
LCM(24249,24259) = 588256491

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24249 and 24259 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24249 and 24259. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24249 and 24259.

Prime Factorization of 24249

Prime Factorization of 24259

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24249 and 24259.

LCM(24249,24259) = 3¹ × 59¹ × 137¹ × 17¹ × 1427¹
LCM(24249,24259) = 588256491