What is the Least Common Multiple of 24335 and 24340?

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 24335 and 24340 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24335 and 24340, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24335,24340) = 5
LCM(24335,24340) = ( 24335 × 24340) / 5
LCM(24335,24340) = 592313900 / 5
LCM(24335,24340) = 118462780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24335 and 24340 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24335 and 24340. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24335 and 24340.

Prime Factorization of 24335

Prime Factorization of 24340

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24335 and 24340.

LCM(24335,24340) = 5¹ × 31¹ × 157¹ × 2² × 1217¹
LCM(24335,24340) = 118462780