What is the Least Common Multiple of 24276 and 24284?

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 24276 and 24284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24276 and 24284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24276,24284) = 4
LCM(24276,24284) = ( 24276 × 24284) / 4
LCM(24276,24284) = 589518384 / 4
LCM(24276,24284) = 147379596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24276 and 24284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24276 and 24284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24276 and 24284.

Prime Factorization of 24276

Prime Factorization of 24284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24276 and 24284.

LCM(24276,24284) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 17² × 13¹ × 467¹
LCM(24276,24284) = 147379596