What is the Least Common Multiple of 24259 and 24266?

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 24259 and 24266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24259 and 24266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24259,24266) = 1
LCM(24259,24266) = ( 24259 × 24266) / 1
LCM(24259,24266) = 588668894 / 1
LCM(24259,24266) = 588668894

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24259 and 24266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24259 and 24266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24259 and 24266.

Prime Factorization of 24259

Prime Factorization of 24266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24259 and 24266.

LCM(24259,24266) = 17¹ × 1427¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 1103¹
LCM(24259,24266) = 588668894