What is the Least Common Multiple of 24442 and 24446?

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 24442 and 24446 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24442 and 24446, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24442,24446) = 2
LCM(24442,24446) = ( 24442 × 24446) / 2
LCM(24442,24446) = 597509132 / 2
LCM(24442,24446) = 298754566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24442 and 24446 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24442 and 24446. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24442 and 24446.

Prime Factorization of 24442

Prime Factorization of 24446

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24442 and 24446.

LCM(24442,24446) = 2¹ × 11² × 101¹ × 17¹ × 719¹
LCM(24442,24446) = 298754566