What is the Least Common Multiple of 24468 and 24484?

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 24468 and 24484 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24468 and 24484, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24468,24484) = 4
LCM(24468,24484) = ( 24468 × 24484) / 4
LCM(24468,24484) = 599074512 / 4
LCM(24468,24484) = 149768628

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24468 and 24484 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24468 and 24484. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24468 and 24484.

Prime Factorization of 24468

Prime Factorization of 24484

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24468 and 24484.

LCM(24468,24484) = 2² × 3¹ × 2039¹ × 6121¹
LCM(24468,24484) = 149768628