What is the Least Common Multiple of 24352 and 24356?

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 24352 and 24356 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24352 and 24356, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24352,24356) = 4
LCM(24352,24356) = ( 24352 × 24356) / 4
LCM(24352,24356) = 593117312 / 4
LCM(24352,24356) = 148279328

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24352 and 24356 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24352 and 24356. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24352 and 24356.

Prime Factorization of 24352

Prime Factorization of 24356

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24352 and 24356.

LCM(24352,24356) = 2⁵ × 761¹ × 6089¹
LCM(24352,24356) = 148279328