What is the Least Common Multiple of 24396 and 24406?

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 24396 and 24406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24396 and 24406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24396,24406) = 2
LCM(24396,24406) = ( 24396 × 24406) / 2
LCM(24396,24406) = 595408776 / 2
LCM(24396,24406) = 297704388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24396 and 24406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24396 and 24406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24396 and 24406.

Prime Factorization of 24396

Prime Factorization of 24406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24396 and 24406.

LCM(24396,24406) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 107¹ × 12203¹
LCM(24396,24406) = 297704388