What is the Least Common Multiple of 24261 and 24277?

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 24261 and 24277 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24261 and 24277, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24261,24277) = 1
LCM(24261,24277) = ( 24261 × 24277) / 1
LCM(24261,24277) = 588984297 / 1
LCM(24261,24277) = 588984297

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24261 and 24277 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24261 and 24277. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24261 and 24277.

Prime Factorization of 24261

Prime Factorization of 24277

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24261 and 24277.

LCM(24261,24277) = 3¹ × 8087¹ × 11¹ × 2207¹
LCM(24261,24277) = 588984297