What is the Least Common Multiple of 24401 and 24417?

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 24401 and 24417 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24401 and 24417, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24401,24417) = 1
LCM(24401,24417) = ( 24401 × 24417) / 1
LCM(24401,24417) = 595799217 / 1
LCM(24401,24417) = 595799217

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24401 and 24417 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24401 and 24417. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24401 and 24417.

Prime Factorization of 24401

Prime Factorization of 24417

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24401 and 24417.

LCM(24401,24417) = 13¹ × 1877¹ × 3² × 2713¹
LCM(24401,24417) = 595799217