What is the Least Common Multiple of 24428 and 24440?

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 24428 and 24440 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24428 and 24440, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24428,24440) = 4
LCM(24428,24440) = ( 24428 × 24440) / 4
LCM(24428,24440) = 597020320 / 4
LCM(24428,24440) = 149255080

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24428 and 24440 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24428 and 24440. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24428 and 24440.

Prime Factorization of 24428

Prime Factorization of 24440

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24428 and 24440.

LCM(24428,24440) = 2³ × 31¹ × 197¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 47¹
LCM(24428,24440) = 149255080