What is the Least Common Multiple of 24257 and 24276?

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 24257 and 24276 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24257 and 24276, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24257,24276) = 1
LCM(24257,24276) = ( 24257 × 24276) / 1
LCM(24257,24276) = 588862932 / 1
LCM(24257,24276) = 588862932

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24257 and 24276 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24257 and 24276. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24257 and 24276.

Prime Factorization of 24257

Prime Factorization of 24276

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24257 and 24276.

LCM(24257,24276) = 127¹ × 191¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 17²
LCM(24257,24276) = 588862932