What is the Least Common Multiple of 24323 and 24331?

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 24323 and 24331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24323 and 24331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24323,24331) = 1
LCM(24323,24331) = ( 24323 × 24331) / 1
LCM(24323,24331) = 591802913 / 1
LCM(24323,24331) = 591802913

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24323 and 24331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24323 and 24331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24323 and 24331.

Prime Factorization of 24323

Prime Factorization of 24331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24323 and 24331.

LCM(24323,24331) = 13¹ × 1871¹ × 29¹ × 839¹
LCM(24323,24331) = 591802913