What is the Least Common Multiple of 24276 and 24291?

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 24291 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 24291, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24276,24291) = 3
LCM(24276,24291) = ( 24276 × 24291) / 3
LCM(24276,24291) = 589688316 / 3
LCM(24276,24291) = 196562772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24276 and 24291 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24276 and 24291. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24276 and 24291.

Prime Factorization of 24276

Prime Factorization of 24291

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24276 and 24291.

LCM(24276,24291) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 17² × 2699¹
LCM(24276,24291) = 196562772